Mountain Pygmy Possum
The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is a tiny, mouse‑sized marsupial and one of Australia’s most iconic alpine mammals. Remarkably, it is the only pygmy‑possum that lives strictly in alpine and subalpine environments. In winter it hibernates deep within boulderfields under an insulating l...
Eastern Pygmy Possum
The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a tiny nocturnal marsupial of south-eastern Australia, often no bigger than a human palm. It moves through shrubs and the forest understorey at night, feeding on nectar, pollen, soft fruits and small invertebrates. Because it visits flowers frequently...