Honey possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the honey possum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tarsipes rostratus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Diet (main food)	nectar, pollen
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Tarsipedidae

Where does the honey possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the honey possum in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a honey possum eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the honey possum as: nectar, pollen.

Is the honey possum endangered?

The honey possum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the honey possum?

The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Tarsipedidae, genus Tarsipes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the honey possum

The honey possum or noolbenger (Tarsipes rostratus), is a tiny species of marsupial in the genus Tarsipes, which is assigned to the monotypic diprotodont family Tarsipedidae. The name of the genus means "tarsier-foot", given for a resemblance to tarsier's simian-like feet and toes noted by the earliest descriptions.

This species feeds on the nectar and pollen of a diverse range of flowering plants. Endemic to southwest Australia, it is an important pollinator for such plants as Banksia attenuata, Banksia coccinea and Adenanthos cuneatus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Honey possum (revision 1380740112), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q752020 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).