The western pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus ), also known as the southwestern pygmy possum or the mundarda, is a small marsupial found in Australia. Genetic studies indicate its closest relative is probably the eastern pygmy possum, from which...
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...
The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus ) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern South Australia and also Tasmania, it is found in a range of habitats, including rainforest,...
The long-tailed pygmy possum (Cercartetus caudatus ) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea (Western New Guinea (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea). Living at altitudes of above 1,500 m, it eats...