Subspecies Cercartetus nanus unicolor (Krefft, 1863)
- Dromicia unicolor Krefft, G. 1863. Description of a new species of the genus Dromicia discovered in the neighbourhood of Sydney. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 49-50 [29 Apr. 1863] [49].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW. - Dromicia britta Jones, F.W. 1925. A new South Australian dormouse opossum. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 49: 96-98 [24 Dec. 1925] [97].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Millicent, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wakefield, N.A. 1963. The Australian pigmy-possums. Victorian Naturalist 80: 99-116 [8 Aug. 1963]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Qld.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, closed forest, closed heath, mellivore, open forest, predator, woodland.
General References
Harris, J.M., Gynther, I.C., Eyre, T.J., Goldingay, R.L. & Mathieson 2007. Distribution, habitat and conservation of the Eastern Pygmy-possum Cercartetus nanus in Queensland. The Australian Zoologist 34(2): 209-221
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |