Burramys
| Burramys[1] Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Burramyidae |
| Genus: | Burramys Broom, 1896 |
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Burramys is a genus of the family Burramyidae, and is represented by one living and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus.
Taxonomy
- Genus Burramys
- †Burramys wakefieldi
- †Burramys tridactylus
- †Burramys brutyi
- Burramys parvus
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 44. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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