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Long-tailed pygmy possum

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This species breeds twice a year. Females have one to four young born around January and February and sometimes a second litter from late August to early September. The young leave the nest when they are 45 days old.
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Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L.; Burnett, S.; Winter, J. (2016).
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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behaviour, but what is known is that this species is both
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Pacific Linguistics. 73: 1520:Herbert River ringtail possum ( 1436:Rock-haunting ringtail possum ( 214:Long-tailed pygmy possum range 1847:Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo ( 1589:Plush-coated ringtail possum ( 1571:D'Albertis's ringtail possum ( 1: 3087:Mammals of Western New Guinea 623:Northern hairy-nosed wombat ( 614:Southern hairy-nosed wombat ( 2403:Purple-necked rock-wallaby ( 2376:Black-flanked rock-wallaby ( 2313:Yellow-footed rock-wallaby ( 2160:Northern nail-tail wallaby ( 1793:Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo ( 1362:Lemur-like ringtail possum ( 3082:Mammals of Papua New Guinea 2394:Brush-tailed rock-wallaby ( 2304:Rothschild's rock-wallaby ( 2151:Bridled nail-tail wallaby ( 1598:Reclusive ringtail possum ( 993:Mountain brushtail possum ( 975:Northern brushtail possum ( 3113: 2412:Mount Claro rock-wallaby ( 2250:Short-eared rock-wallaby ( 1820:Matschie's tree-kangaroo ( 1811:Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo ( 1547:Vogelkop ringtail possum ( 1502:Cinereus ringtail possum ( 1412:Southern greater glider ( 1104:Long-tailed pygmy possum ( 1002:Coppery brushtail possum ( 910:Blue-eyed spotted cuscus ( 296:Not much is known of this 3092:Mammals described in 1877 2295:Proserpine rock-wallaby ( 1999:Spectacled hare-wallaby ( 1916:White-striped dorcopsis ( 1775:Bennett's tree-kangaroo ( 1706: 1692: 1607:Coppery ringtail possum ( 1511:Painted ringtail possum ( 1493:Weyland ringtail possum ( 1484:Lowland ringtail possum ( 1403:Northern greater glider ( 1011:Common brushtail possum ( 874:Admiralty Island cuscus ( 664: 647: 520: 506: 474: 213: 204: 185: 178: 70:Scientific classification 68: 46: 37: 28: 24:Long-tailed pygmy possum 23: 3077:Marsupials of New Guinea 2367:Unadorned rock-wallaby ( 2358:Herbert's rock-wallaby ( 2340:Cape York rock-wallaby ( 2325:P. lateralis/penicillata 1856:Lowlands tree-kangaroo ( 1802:Grizzled tree-kangaroo ( 1529:Masked ringtail possum ( 1460:Common ringtail possum ( 1394:Central greater glider ( 1122:Tasmanian pygmy possum ( 814:Northern common cuscus ( 805:Southern common cuscus ( 344:; Reeder, D. 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(eds.). 222:long-tailed pygmy possum 3067:Marsupials of Australia 2349:Godman's rock-wallaby ( 2092:Western brush wallaby ( 2074:Black-striped wallaby ( 2041:Eastern grey kangaroo ( 2032:Western grey kangaroo ( 1784:Doria's tree-kangaroo ( 1668:Feather-tailed possum ( 1580:Green ringtail possum ( 1538:Pygmy ringtail possum ( 1289:Yellow-bellied glider ( 1080:Mountain pygmy possum ( 934:Sulawesi dwarf cuscus ( 883:Common spotted cuscus ( 769:Eastern common cuscus ( 2522:Red-necked pademelon ( 2513:Red-legged pademelon ( 2385:Mareeba rock-wallaby ( 1883:Ursine tree-kangaroo ( 1874:Seri's tree-kangaroo ( 1131:Eastern pygmy possum ( 1113:Western pygmy possum ( 901:Black-spotted cuscus ( 718:Sulawesi bear cuscus ( 3072:Mammals of Queensland 2988:Paleobiology Database 2674:Long-footed potoroo ( 2583:Rufous rat-kangaroo ( 2468:Tasmanian pademelon ( 2331:Allied rock-wallaby ( 2184:Antilopine kangaroo ( 2141:(nail-tail wallabies) 2008:Rufous hare-wallaby ( 1958:Macleay's dorcopsis ( 1743:Banded hare-wallaby ( 1256:Leadbeater's possum ( 1214:Long-fingered triok ( 1035:Scaly-tailed possum ( 832:Rothschild's cuscus ( 2827:Cercartetus_caudatus 2814:Cercartetus_caudatus 2800:Cercartetus caudatus 2770:Cercartetus caudatus 2729:Musky rat-kangaroo ( 2683:Long-nosed potoroo ( 2504:Mountain pademelon ( 2495:Calaby's pademelon ( 2119:Red-necked wallaby ( 1644:Feathertail glider ( 1205:Great-tailed triok ( 984:Short-eared possum ( 709:Talaud bear cuscus ( 397:: e.T4192A21963339. 383:Cercartetus caudatus 227:Cercartetus caudatus 189:Cercartetus caudatus 16:Species of marsupial 2710:Hypsiprymnodontidae 2692:Gilbert's potoroo ( 2477:Brown's pademelon ( 965:(brushtail possums) 771:P. intercastellanus 40:Conservation status 2642:Northern bettong ( 2110:Whiptail wallaby ( 796:Telefomin cuscus ( 787:Blue-eyed cuscus ( 3044: 3043: 2975:Open Tree of Life 2762:Taxon identifiers 2753: 2752: 2749: 2748: 2745: 2744: 2741: 2740: 2704: 2703: 2667: 2615:Eastern bettong ( 2608: 2558: 2557: 2486:Dusky pademelon ( 2461: 2405:P. purpureicollis 2236: 2202:Common wallaroo ( 2144: 2001:L. conspicillatus 1992: 1967:Small dorcopsis ( 1934:Brown dorcopsis ( 1907:Black dorcopsis ( 1768: 1725: 1688: 1687: 1684: 1683: 1680: 1679: 1619: 1618: 1387: 1384:(greater gliders) 1337: 1336: 1325:Squirrel glider ( 1316:Mahogany glider ( 1280:Northern glider ( 1180: 1179: 1143: 1142: 1062: 1047: 1046: 968: 778:Woodlark cuscus ( 751:Mountain cuscus ( 702: 683: 658: 655:Phalangeriformes 643: 642: 639: 638: 635: 634: 572: 557: 556: 218: 217: 63: 3104: 3037: 3036: 3024: 3023: 3022: 3005:Dromicia caudata 2996: 2995: 2983: 2982: 2970: 2969: 2957: 2956: 2944: 2943: 2931: 2930: 2918: 2917: 2905: 2904: 2892: 2891: 2879: 2878: 2866: 2865: 2853: 2852: 2840: 2839: 2830: 2829: 2817: 2816: 2804: 2803: 2802: 2789: 2788: 2787: 2757: 2715: 2666: 2665: 2661: 2607: 2606: 2602: 2569: 2460: 2459: 2455: 2235: 2234: 2233:(rock-wallabies) 2230: 2193:Black wallaroo ( 2143: 2142: 2138: 2083:Tammar wallaby ( 1991: 1990: 1989:(hare-wallabies) 1986: 1925:Gray dorcopsis ( 1767: 1766: 1765:(tree-kangaroos) 1762: 1729: 1724: 1723: 1715: 1708: 1694: 1630: 1386: 1385: 1381: 1348: 1232:Striped possum ( 1191: 1154: 1066: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1037:W. squamicaudata 967: 966: 962: 943:Banggai cuscus ( 892:Waigeou cuscus ( 850:Stein's cuscus ( 701: 700: 696: 687: 682: 681: 673: 666: 656: 649: 576: 571: 570: 566: 531: 522: 508: 459: 452: 445: 436: 429: 422: 416: 415: 413: 411: 406: 376: 370: 369: 334: 270:Papua New Guinea 209: 197:A. Milne-Edwards 191: 171:C. caudatus 78: 77: 57: 52: 51: 33: 21: 3112: 3111: 3107: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3102: 3101: 3047: 3046: 3045: 3040: 3032: 3027: 3018: 3017: 3012: 2999: 2991: 2986: 2978: 2973: 2965: 2960: 2952: 2947: 2939: 2934: 2926: 2921: 2913: 2908: 2900: 2895: 2887: 2882: 2874: 2869: 2861: 2856: 2848: 2843: 2835: 2833: 2825: 2820: 2812: 2807: 2798: 2797: 2792: 2783: 2782: 2777: 2764: 2754: 2737: 2700: 2663: 2662: 2660: 2650: 2604: 2603: 2601: 2591: 2554: 2546:Swamp wallaby ( 2530: 2470:T. billardierii 2457: 2456: 2454: 2444: 2420: 2232: 2231: 2229: 2219: 2168: 2140: 2139: 2137: 2127: 2101:Parma wallaby ( 2065:Agile wallaby ( 2049: 2016: 1988: 1987: 1985: 1975: 1942: 1891: 1849:D. pulcherrimus 1777:D. bennettianus 1764: 1763: 1761: 1751: 1717: 1716: 1714: 1702: 1700:Macropodiformes 1676: 1652: 1615: 1555: 1522:P. herbertensis 1468: 1444: 1420: 1383: 1382: 1380: 1370: 1343:Pseudocheiridae 1333: 1327:P. norfolcensis 1264: 1240: 1176: 1139: 1088: 1059:(pygmy possums) 1058: 1057: 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Index


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Marsupialia
Diprotodontia
Burramyidae
Cercartetus
Binomial name
A. Milne-Edwards

diprotodont
marsupial
Australia
New Guinea
insects
nectar
pollen
Kalam language
Papua New Guinea
mouse
rodent
possum's
nocturnal

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