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Burramyidae (pygmy possum)
Taxonomy
Burramyidae was named by Broom (1898). It is extant.
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Burramyoidea by Brammall and Archer (1997); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999), Munemasa et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Burramyoidea by Brammall and Archer (1997); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999), Munemasa et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1898 | Burramyidae Broom |
| 1991 | Burramyidae Nowak |
| 1994 | Burramyidae Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Burramyidae Brammall and Archer |
| 1997 | Burramyidae McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Burramyidae Dawson et al. p. 281 |
| 2006 | Burramyidae Munemasa et al. p. 189 |
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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.
Fm. Burramyidae Broom 1898 [pygmy possum]
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G. Burramys Broom 1896
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†Burramys brutyi Brammall and Archer 1997
Burramys parvus Broom 1896 [mountain pygmy possum]
†Burramys triradiatus Turnbull et al. 1987
†Burramys wakefieldi Pledge 1987
G. Cercartetus Gloger 1841 [pygmy possum]
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Cercartetus caudatus Milne-Edwards 1877 [long-tailed pygmy possum]
Cercartetus concinnus Gould 1845 [southwestern pygmy possum]
Cercartetus lepidus Thomas 1888 [Tasmanian pygmy possum]
Cercartetus nanus Desmarest 1818 [eastern pygmy possum]
Invalid names: Dromicia Gray 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available