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	ADW: Burramys parvus: Information
		The mountain pygmy possum is a calm, social animal, rarely engaging in competition for space or food.
		The mountain pygmy possum prefers the seeds of habitat specific species such as Mountain Plum-pine, Rambling Bramble, and Snow Beard-heath, during the months of January-April (Broome and Mansergh 1994).
		The mountain pygmy possum was discovered as a fossil by Robert Broome in 1894.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Burramys_parvus.html (2090 words)

	Pygmy possum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pygmy possums are the small possums of the family Burramyidae.
		Pygmy possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur; they always have darker fur around their eyes.
		As with all possums, pygmy possums are nocturnal, hiding in a nest in a hollow tree during the day and coming out during the night to forage for food.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pygmy_possum (252 words)

	Mountain Pygmy Possum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 g) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales.
		The Mountain Pygmy Possum eats insects (such as the Bogong Moth), fleshy fruits, nuts, nectar and seeds.
		The Mountain Pygmy Possum was first described as a Pleistocene fossil by Robert Broom in 1896.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mountain_Pygmy_Possum (414 words)

	Possum
		Possums are small marsupials with brown or grey fur, ranging in size from the length of a finger (pygmy possums and sugar gliders), to the length of a forearm (brushtails and ringtails).
		All possums are nocturnal and omnivorous[?], hiding in a nest in a hollow tree during the day and coming out during the night to forage for food.
		The Common Brushtail and Common Ringtail[?] possums are both frequently found in urban areas, often being considered pests because of their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nesting in roofs.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Possum.html (411 words)

	Mountain Partnership
		Mountains are particularly sensitive to climate change, and a wide variety of factors (temperature, precipitation) determine the distribution of species in these regions.
		As the world heats up, mountain glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, while rare plants and animals struggle to survive over ever diminishing areas, and mountain people, already among the world’s poorest citizens, face greater hardships.
		Among these are mountain pygmy possum in Australia, ptarmigan and snow bunting in the United Kingdom, marmots and pikas in the US, Gelada baboons in Ethiopia and monarch butterflies in Mexico.
	www.mountainpartnership.org /issues/climate.html (1584 words)

	SEANA
		The biology and ecology of the Mountain Pygmy Possum in Victoria
		The possums still had cover of roots, but it was the fringe area of habitat that was burnt and there are still some areas of habitat left.
		This shows that the Pygmy Possums need to be monitored for a number of years after a fire for an understanding of the final effects of the results of fire.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~seana/nn/alps/burramy.htm (829 words)

	Kcros wildlife
		Mountain Pygmy-possums are generally restricted to boulder fields and need this cool environment in the summer.
		The boulder fields are often associated with the mountain plum pine and the while the possums rely extensively on insects for their food that also eat a number of seeds including seeds from this plant.
		Interestingly the possum has a specialised tooth that is adapted to cracking the hard cases of beetles and seeds.
	www.kcros.org.au /wildlife/fauna.htm (1937 words)

	UNE - News Release 094/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		She said the information gained from a breeding study of eastern pygmy possums could help the survival of a related species, the mountain pygmy possum, which is on the endangered list.
		The four baby possums (two males and two females) were born last November, have already reached their adult weight of about 20 grams, and will be ready to enter a breeding program later this year.
		At the moment, the possums are in their winter pattern of hibernation, during which their body temperature drops to 2 or 3 degrees C for up to three weeks at a time.
	www.une.edu.au /news/releases2001/July/094-01.html (443 words)

	VNPA:fire and endangered species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Some endangered species such as the mountain pygmy possum could perish under a regime of regular fires, as it is recognised that one of their key food sources, the mountain plum pine, is very sensitive to fire.
		Mountain Pygmy Possum: The mountain pygmy possum is restricted to the alpine and sub-alpine region of Victoria and Kosciuszko NP.
		So far, much of the habitat of the mountain pygmy possum in Victoria appears to have suffered some degree of burning from the fires, except for parts of Mount Hotham and Mount Buller (Mount Buller is outside of the existing fire zone).
	www.vnpa.org.au /whatsnew/firefactsheet.htm (832 words)

	Mountain Pygmy Possum
		Prior to 1966, the mountain pygmy possum was only known through fossil records and was thought to be extinct.
		Mountain pygmy possums can be found beneath deep snow and in boulder crevices.
		The tail of a mountain pygmy possum is considerably longer than the body, measuring and average140mm, while the average head and body measures 110mm.
	www.australianfauna.com /mountainpygmypossum.php (417 words)

	Pygmy Possum
		In winter the Pygmy Possum is usually found with its head tucked into its body, its ears over its eyes and coils it tail in bird's nests.
		The Pygmy Possum shelters itself with a leaf lined nest in a tree hollow or in leaves of a fl boy.
		The breeding season for the Pygmy Possum is November to December.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /animals/pygmypossum.htm (464 words)

	Possum - BIRD
		A possum is any of about 25 small to medium-sized arboreal diprotodonts native to Australia and the islands to the north.
		Possums range in size from about half the size of a mouse (the Honey Possum of southwest Western Australia) to larger than a cat (the Common Brushtail, with several others only slightly smaller).
		In Victoria, for example, the Mountain Pygmy Possum and Leadbeater's Possum were thought to be extinct for many years, and both remain on the endangered list.
	bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Possum (404 words)

	Mountain Pygmy Possum
		Until 2000, the largest population of the Mountain Pygmy-possum was at Mt Blue Cow.
		The Mountain Plum pine was also a food source for the possum, along with bogong moths and other arthropods.
		The entire population of the Mountain Pygmy-Possum in NSW is estimated to be under 500 individuals.
	www.fnpw.com.au /enews3/mountainPPossum.htm (640 words)

	Australia: Eye of the Storm - Southern Exposure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The mountain pygmy-possum or burramys is the only native mammal confined to the high mountains of southeast Australia where the total area of suitable habitat is only 10 sq km.
		The mountain pygmy-possum was discovered as a fossil in 1894 and was thought to be extinct.
		Mountain pygmy-possums hibernate best when the temperature in their nest is 2 C. This requires an insulating layer of snow above them, to help keep the temperature constant.
	www.abc.net.au /storm/exposure/possum.htm (222 words)

	Possum Dreaming - May - Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online
		When the moths leave (around March) the possums begin to eat seeds and fruit from shrubs in and around the boulder fields, including those of the mountain plum pine Podocarpus lawrencei, which are a high source of energy.
		The southern slopes of Mt Mackay, pygmy possum habitat.
		Cats are also likely to eat the possums and have been found breeding in the boulder-fields, but cats bury their scats so their impact is harder to measure.
	www.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum/May2000/default.htm (1919 words)

	About Possums
		He described an Australian common ringtail possum as "an animal of the Opossum tribe" based on their similar appearance.
		The possums are small to mid-sized, nocturnal, omnivorous, mostly arboreal and generally brown or gray.
		The 1st toe on hind feet is opposable, and the 2nd and 3rd toes are fused except for claws at the tip used for grooming.
	www.knowyoursto.com /diprodontia.html (199 words)

	Forest Network - North East Report1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The diversity of mammals is greatest in the forests and woodlands of the mountain slopes.
		The mountain country is an ideal habitat for many frogs: it is a moist environment with generally pollution-free water.
		The Snowy Mountains Scheme is designed to be able to meet minimum monthly irrigation and electricity demands over a period equal to the worst drought on record.” The River Murray from Mountains to Sea.
	www.forest-network.org /Docs/NE1.htm (10172 words)

	Mt Buller - Environment - Fauna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		No records of fish are available but it is suggested that native galaxiids may inhabit mountain streams at Mt Buller and Mt Stirling and introduced trout are abundant in the rivers in the lower reaches of the Resort.
		Arthropods (arachnids, crustaceans and insects), Molluscs (snails and slugs) and Worms are numerous and relatively inconspicuous on the mountain.
		Mountain Pygmy-possums (Burramys parvus) have been found in lodges before, but due to their rarity it is unlikely that you will find them living in your lodge.
	www.mtbuller.com.au /environment/fauna.html (1095 words)

	Snowy Mountain fires leave little natives on the brink - Environment - www.smh.com.au
		Two endangered species - the corroboree frog and the mountain pygmy possum - are closer to extinction following the 2003 bushfires that devastated the Kosciuszko National Park.
		The tiny mountain pygmy possum lives in the Snowy Mountains of NSW and Victoria.
		"The possum's primary habitat is a dwarf conifer known as the mountain plum pine which was burnt so badly that many have died," Mr Richardson said.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Environment/Snowy-Mountain-fires-leave-little-natives-on-the-brink/2005/03/26/1111692684777.html (416 words)

	Global warming and biodiversity-Print version
		The mountain pygmy possum is particularly vulnerable to a loss of habitat linked to global warming (Box 1: Giant problem for pygmy possum).
		For example, the recovery plan for the mountain pygmy possum prepared by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service includes the development of a model to illustrate habitat suitability under current snow conditions and to identify key refugia for the possum under the predicted impacts of global warming.
		Already threatened by the development of ski fields, bushfires and feral predators such as cats and foxes, the mountain pygmy possum is known to exist in only three genetically distinct populations, over an area of 10 square kilometres, in the NSW and Victorian Alps.
	www.science.org.au /nova/091/091print.htm (4184 words)

	Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus - Threatened Species Day 2005 fact sheet
		The Mountain Pygmy-possum is the largest of Australia's five species of pygmy-possum, yet it only weighs 45 grams and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.
		Although occasionally known to out-compete the native mountain plum pine (on which the possum relies for shelter and food) at the snowline, flberry alone is not a major threat to the Mountain Pygmy-possum.
		The impacts of the 2003 bushfires on possum populations between Mt Hotham and Mt Bogong are also being assessed.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05mountain-pygmy-possum.html (1114 words)

	Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus - Threatened Species Day 2005 fact sheet
		The Mountain Pygmy-possum is the largest of Australia's five species of pygmy-possum, yet it only weighs 45 grams and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.
		Although occasionally known to out-compete the native mountain plum pine (on which the possum relies for shelter and food) at the snowline, flberry alone is not a major threat to the Mountain Pygmy-possum.
		Management plans for the resorts have or are currently being developed to identify known possum areas and NSW and Victoria have their own state-based recovery plans.
	www.environment.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05mountain-pygmy-possum.html (1114 words)

	Victorian Rare Animals - extinct first (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Then, after examining the animal's teeth, it was realised that the little mammal was in fact a living version of the hitherto fossilised Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus).
		The discovery prompted research on the possum over the next 35 years and intensive surveys during the 1980s and 1990s lead to the identification of no more than a handful of populations, exclusively within the snow country of Victoria and NSW.
		The Mountain Pygmy Possum is the only Australian mammal which is restricted to alpine and subalpine ecosystems.
	www.viridans.com.au /RAREAN/Varare09.htm (266 words)

	Threatened Species - Mountain Pygmy-possum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As in all possums, the second and third toes on the hind foot are joined.
		Rock screes are the key to the survival of the Burramys.
		They provide a cool shelter in summer and protection from winter snow during hibernation, and are the places where Bogong Moths congregate during their spring-summer migration to the mountains.
	www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-61678967080116CF4A25680900269FFF?OpenDocument (654 words)

	Animal Info - Mountain Pygmy Possum
		The mountain pygmy possum, a marsupial, is a small (45g/1.5oz) possum that lives in alpine and subalpine regions of Australia at altitudes between 1400 - 2200 m (4600 - 7200').
		Previously known only from fossils, the mountain pygmy possum was discovered to be alive in 1966.
		Young of the mountain pygmy possum vacate the pouch when they are only a few weeks old and are thereafter left in a nest.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/burrparv.htm (782 words)

	North East - In the North East Forests
		The Long-footed Potoroo and Mountain Pygmy Possum also live in the forests of the north east but are unlikely to be seen.
		Restricted solely to the alpine and subalpine areas of Victoria's North East, the Mountain Pygmy Possum was thought to be extinct prior to 1966.
		The Mountain Pygmy Possum, whilst the largest of the pygmy possum family, weighs only about 45g and can fit easily into the palm of a hand.
	www.nre.vic.gov.au /Dse/nrenfor.nsf/childdocs/-489D890EF4F9EFA14A256AA40011BFEF-8F237017B18C1E574A256AA4001227BA-8E5DFB2251745636CA256EF90013576C?open (912 words)

	Eleventh-hour bid to rescue endangered mountain pygmy possum
		The boulder fields in which the possum lives were previously covered in a hardy ground cover, known as the mountain plum pine, which provided a degree of protection from predators while its seeds gave nourishment to the possums during autumn.
		Their habitat is now largely denuded in critical areas and we believe that those possums which managed to survive ferocious fires are now being predated on by feral cats and foxes.
		The big, old shrubs were just too important as habitat for the mountain pygmy possum to cut down to satisfy our curiosity about longevity.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/dec_media_050318_eleventhpossum (731 words)

	Museum in a Box(R) - Possums - Research
		Research is currently being carried out by several Research Associates, Australian and overseas researchers and students who use specimens in the collection as a basis for, or to assist them in their studies.
		It has discovered that a high number of one of the State's smallest threatened species, the tiny Eastern Pygmy Possum, is living on Sydney's urban fringe in the Royal National Park.
		The Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus has been added to the list of endangered species, mostly due to habitat loss caused by fires and development of ski resorts.
	www.amonline.net.au /museum_box/boxes/possum_research.htm (565 words)

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