Little Pygmy Possum

The Little Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus lepidus) is Australia's smallest possum. It is found in Tasmania, in the Murray-Darling basin in South Australia and Victoria and on Kangaroo Island. The Little Pygmy is an arboreal species with a prehensile tail, that occurs in schlerophyll forests.

Related Topics:
Tasmania - South Australia - Victoria - Kangaroo Island - Arboreal

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The body of the Little Pygmy is on average 64 mm in length, with a 71 mm long tail, and weighs on average 7 g. The Little Pygmy is insectivirous.

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