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Burramys

Genus of marsupials

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Burramys is a genus of the family Burramyidae, and is represented by one living and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being Cercartetus.

01Taxonomy

Genus Burramys
- †Burramys wakefieldi
- †Burramys triradiatus
- †Burramys brutyi
- Burramys parvus

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