Long-tailed pygmy possum
The long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at altitudes of above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), it eats insects and nectar, and may eat pollen in place of insects in the wild.
| Long-tailed pygmy possum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Burramyidae |
| Genus: | Cercartetus |
| Species: | C. caudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) | |
| Long-tailed pygmy possum range | |
It is known as sumsum in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.
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