Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest 1818)

[Phalangista] nana Desmarest 1818, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv. ed., Vol. 25: 477.

Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania, Ile Maria.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Pygmy Possum.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cercartetus nanus subsp. nanus Desmarest 1818

Subspecies Cercartetus nanus subsp. unicolor Krefft 1863

Distribution: Australia: SE South Australia, E New South Wales to SE Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.