Species Cercartetus lepidus (Thomas, 1888)
Little Pygmy-possum
- Dromicia lepida Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum xiii 401 pp. 28 pls. [3 Nov. 1888] [142].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1852.1.15.11 ♀ adult in alcohol with skull extracted, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Eudromicia lepidus (Thomas, 1888).
- Cercartetus lepidus (Thomas, 1888).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Kangaroo Is., on mainland restricted to Renmark, Mildura region.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, coastal, open forest, open scrub, predator, tall open forest.
Extra Ecological Information
Diet also includes small lizards.
General References
Cadzow, B. & Carthew, S.M. 2004. The importance of two species of Banksia in the diet of the western pygmy-possum Cercartetus concinnus and the little pygmy-possum Cercartetus lepidus in South Australia. pp. 246-253 in Goldingay, R.L. & Jackson, S.M. (eds). The Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons.
Conole, L.E. 1996. The little pygmy-possum Cercartetus lepidus; an addition to the fauna of southwest-Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 113: 20-24
Green, R.H. 1980. The little pygmy-possum, Cercatetus lepidus in Tasmania. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 68: 1-12
Green, R.H. 1995. Little Pygmy-possum Cercartetus lepidus. pp. 215-216 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Smith, M.J. 1984. Observations on the reproductive system and paracloacal glands of Cercartetus lepidus (Marsupialia: Burramyidae). Australian Mammalogy 7: 175-178
Ward, S.J. 1992. Life history of the little pygmy-possum, Cercartetus lepidus (Marsupialia: Burrymidae), in the Big Desert, Victoria. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 43-55
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Little Pygmy-possum)
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) |