The mountain pygmy possum is so rare that it was known only from fossils until 1966, when skiers on Mount Hotham in Victoria, Australia, found one scampering around the woodpile at their ski lodge.

Little pygmy possums are the smallest of their kind in the world. Advertisement. Bryan Fry, a professor with the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences, ...

A pygmy possum was found by ecologists of the Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife group on Kangaroo Island. It was feared the species was decimated by the wildfires in December 2019/January 2020 in ...

The mountain pygmy possums don't just have a recovering environment to thank for their rise in population, but also Dr. Linda Broome herself. In collaboration with local students, Dr. Broome ...

Endangered Mountain pygmy-possums are making a comeback according to landmark study MEET Australia’s cutest residents — the Mountain pygmy-possum. These mouse-like creatures are unique to our ...

Tasmanian pygmy possums, also known as little pygmy possums, are tiny tree-dwelling marsupials that might be mistaken for rodents. The large-eared, long-tailed critters grow no longer than 5 to 6 ...

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pygmy possum. The Mountain Pygmy-possum is clinging to existence in its alpine refuges. (Photo by Hayley Bates, UNSW Sydney, via the Conversation) Barbara Leonard / November 4, 2019. Link copied. The ...

The mountain pygmy possums don't just have a recovering environment to thank for their rise in population, but also Dr. Linda Broome herself. In collaboration with local students, ...