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Burramys parvus (mountain pygmy possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Burramyidae

Taxonomy
Burramys parvus was named by Broom (1896). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Burramys parvus Broom
1956Burramys parvus Ride
1989Burramys parvus Turner and McKay

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyBurramyidaeBroom 1898
genusBurramysBroom 1896
speciesparvusBroom 1896

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Burramys parvus Broom 1896 [mountain pygmy possum]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:30:05
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:30:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (South Australia) Burramys parvus (13313)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Burramys parvus (181897)