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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Broom's Pygmy-Possum, Burramys, Burramys Broom, 1896, Mountain Pygmy Possum
Common Names in French:
Souris-Opossum De Burramys, Souris-Opossum Des Montagnes
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: The species is restricted
to high altitude
, periglacial
boulder fields
(basalt, granite, granodiorites) overlain with Podocarpus lawrenceii heathland and adjacent
alpine
communities. The basalt boulderfields have the greatest population density
. B
. parvus is nocturnal
and has a diet
composed of seeds, fruits, worms and other invertebrates
. This species may not be strictly arboreal
but is an adept climber
that is terrestrial
.[1]
List of Habitats
:3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
()
- (Illiger, 1811) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Marsupials
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
()
- (Szalay, in Archer, Ed., 1982) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
()
- (Simpson, 1970) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Grandorder:
Syndactyli
()
- (Gill, 1871) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Diprotodontia
()
- Owen, 1866
- Suborder:
Phalangeriformes
()
- Szalay, in Archer, Ed., 1982
- Superfamily:
Phalangeroidea
()
- (Thomas, 1888) Weber, 1928
- Family:
Burramyidae
()
- Broom, 1898
- Genus:
Burramys
()
- Broom, 1896
- Specific name:
Burramys
- Broom, 1896
- Scientific name: - Burramys parvus Broom, 1896
- Specific name:
Burramys
- Broom, 1896
- Genus:
Burramys
(
- Family:
Burramyidae
(
- Superfamily:
Phalangeroidea
(
- Suborder:
Phalangeriformes
(
- Order:
Diprotodontia
(
- Grandorder:
Syndactyli
(
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
(
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
(
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Burramys
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
B. brutyi · B. parvus (Mountain Pygmy Possum) · B. wakefieldi
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin / Field Museum of Natural History. [Chicago]: The Museum, 1966-1972. ENG url p. 6, p. 7.
- Colin P. Groves: Status: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Mansergh, I.M. and Broome, L.S. 1994. The Mountain Pygmy-possum of the Australian Alps. New South Wales University Press, Sydney.
- Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. .
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. ENG url p. 60.
- Systematics of the South American marsupial family Caenolestidae / Larry G. Marshall --. [Chicago]: Field Museum of Natural History, 1980. ENG url p. 139, p. 25.
- The Hamilton fauna; a late Pliocene mammalian fauna from the Grange Burn, Victoria, Australia / [by] William D. Turnbull -- and Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr. -- [Chicago]Field Museum Press, 1970. ENG url p. 21, p. 22.
- The Macropodoidea (Marsupialia) of the early Pliocene Hamilton local fauna, Victoria, Australia / Timothy F. Flannery --, et al. Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1992. ENG url p. 35.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
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Contributors
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 15, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2480292
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-609815
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852672
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 609815
- IUCN ID: 3339
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: A03F
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1455
Footnotes
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
