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SPECIES Cercartetus nanus

Author:Desmarest, 1818.
Citation:Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv. ed., 25: 477.
Common Name:Eastern Pygmy Possum
Type Locality:Australia, Tasmania, Ile Maria.
Distribution:Australia: SE South Australia, E New South Wales to SE Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.
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SUBSPECIES nanus

SUBSPECIES unicolor

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