Burramys

Burramys
Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Burramyidae
Genus: Burramys
Broom, 1896
Type species
Burramys parvus
Broom, 1896
Species
  • B. wakefieldi
  • B. tridactylus
  • B. brutyi
  • B. parvus

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.