Description

Breeding. Breeding female Mountain Pygmy Possums are mostly confined to boulder fields at elevations above 1400 m and to a maximum of 2228 m on Mount Kosciuszko. Breeding females occur at elevations as low as 1200 m at several locations in the north Kosciuszko region. During the breeding season, females typically produce one litter of four young following snowmelt, which can vary with location and year from October to early December. yYoung are born after gestation of 14 - 16 days and subsequently leave the pouch at ¢. 35 days of age and are weaned by 65 - 70 days of age. Female Mountain Pygmy Possums have been recorded to live up to twelve years and males up to five years in the wild; however, average longevity is usually not more than 2 - 3 years.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Burramyidae

Genus: Burramys

Species: Burramys parvus Broom, 1896