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,[1] it is found in a range of habitats, including rainforest, sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath.
^ abGroves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^Dickman, C.; Lunney, D.; Menkhorst, P. (2016). "Cercartetus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40578A21963504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40578A21963504.en.
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