Tarsipedidae Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Don E. Wilson text 2015 2015-06-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 5 Monotremes and Marsupials 566 573 book chapter 77242 10.5281/zenodo.6670938 71e36004-ea0a-43f6-88a2-87dad6c229eb 978-84-96553-99-6 6670938 Family TARSIPEDIDAE (HONEY POSSUM) • Very small, flowerfeeding marsupial, specializing on nectar and pollen; long pointed snout, reduced dentition, long digits (some fused) with nails, and females up to twice as heavy as males. • 15-20 cm. • Australasian Region. • Heathlands and shrublands of coastal sand-plains. • 1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon. • No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.