Tasmanian pygmy possum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Cercartetus lepidus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Burramyidae

Where does the Tasmanian pygmy possum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tasmanian pygmy 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.

Is the Tasmanian pygmy possum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Tasmanian pygmy possum?

The Tasmanian pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Burramyidae, genus Cercartetus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tasmanian pygmy possum

The Tasmanian pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus), also known as the little pygmy possum or tiny pygmy possum, is the world's smallest possum. It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1888, after he identified that a museum specimen labelled as an eastern pygmy possum in fact represented a species then unknown to science. The holotype resides in the Natural History Museum in London.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tasmanian pygmy possum (revision 1369823144), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209598 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).