Pygmy possum |
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| Title : | Pygmy possum |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1940 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A Pygmy Possum on Kangaroo Island. The Western Pygmy possum lives in a wide range of habitats from tall forests to scrubby heaths. Its diet consists of pollen, nectar, fruits and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds several times a year and is extremely agile. The Pygmy-possum is tiny, weighing on average only 13g. The Western Pygmy-possum is threatened by introduced predators and habitat destruction. It is easy prey for foxes and cats, but its high reproductive output has helped it survive. The main threat has come from clearing of large areas of its natural habitat . |
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| Period : | 1939-1945 |
| Region : | Kangaroo Island |
| Further reading : | Strahan, Ronald, ed. The mammals of Australia: the national photographic index of Australian wildlife, Chatswood, N.S.W.: Reed Books: The Australian Museum, 1995 Possums and opossums: studies in evolution edited by Michael Archer, Chipping Norton, N.S.W.: Surrey Beatty & Sons in association with the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1987 Dickman, C. R. A fragile balance : the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials, Chicago, Illinois. : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Internet links : | Pygmy possum profile : Department for Environment and heritage pdf |
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