Family

Pygmy Possums

Burramyidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
FamilyBurramyidae (Pygmy Possums)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Cercartetus concinnus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cercartetus nanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Burramys parvus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cercartetus caudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pygmy Possums

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Southwestern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
	Mountain Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
3	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
4	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
7	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
8	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			~10%
9	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
10	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data
11	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Eastern Pygmy Possum			Insufficient data

Pygmy Possums

Species in this group

Southwestern Pygmy Possum

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Mountain Pygmy Possum

Long-tailed Pygmy Possum

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pygmy Possums

Parks Ranked