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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCB6354FA2B78983FD64BC9" blockId="2.[1392,2546,2994,3164]" box="[1442,1937,2994,3040]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354FA2B78983FD64BC9" box="[1442,1937,2994,3040]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Western Pygmy Possum</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354F853789831214BC9" box="[2010,2406,2994,3040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Cercartetus concinnus</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCB6354FAFB78D831C34C2E" blockId="2.[1392,2546,2994,3164]" box="[1394,2436,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354FAFB78D83DFB4C2E" bold="true" box="[1394,1468,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354FA4F78D83ED24C2E" box="[1478,1685,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Possum-loir de Gould</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354F92378D83F444C2E" bold="true" box="[1706,1795,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354F88578D830574C2E" box="[1804,2064,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Diinnschwanz-Bilchbeutler</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354F7AA78D8303A4C2E" bold="true" box="[2083,2173,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354F70F78D831C34C2E" box="[2182,2436,3058,3079]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Posum pigmeo occidental</vernacularName>
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<heading id="D081B120FFCB6354FAFB7F333E244C7E" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354FAFB7F333E224C07" bold="true" box="[1394,1637,3097,3118]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354F9E77F333FD94C07" box="[1646,1950,3097,3118]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">South-western Pygmy Possum</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354F8257F33308C4C07" box="[1964,2251,3097,3118]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Elegant Dormouse Opossum</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354F7507F3331A94C07" box="[2265,2542,3097,3118]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Lesser Dormouse-phalanger</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="05757662FFCB6354FAF87F683E244C7E" box="[1393,1635,3138,3159]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Western Pygmy-possum</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCB6354FAFB7FA63E4A4C8C" bold="true" box="[1394,1549,3212,3237]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCB6354F9917FA63FF94C8C" authorityName="Gould" authorityYear="1845" box="[1560,1982,3212,3237]" class="Mammalia" family="Burramyidae" genus="Dromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diprotodontia" pageId="2" pageNumber="453" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="concinnus">Dromicia concinna Gould, 1845</taxonomicName>
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,
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<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCB6354F8467FA630A24C8C" box="[1999,2277,3212,3237]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCB6354F8467FA630A24C8C" blockId="2.[1392,2599,3212,3365]" box="[1999,2277,3212,3237]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">
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<materialsCitation id="3B1E0C11FFCB6354F8467FA630A24C8C" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3785681301" box="[1999,2277,3212,3237]" location="Western Australia" pageId="2" pageNumber="453" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Western Australia">
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“
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<collectingRegion id="49B2C8AEFFCB6354F8537FA630914C8C" box="[2010,2262,3212,3237]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
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.”
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<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCB6354FAF87F803FED4D32" pageId="2" pageNumber="453" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCB6354FAF87F803FED4D32" blockId="2.[1392,2599,3212,3365]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">A subspecies of this taxon was described as the form minor in 1963 by N. Wakefield from a specimen collected in western Victoria, Australia; however, more recent authors have not recognized it. Monotypic.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCB6354FFF07E513D1E4DBD" blockId="2.[119,1369,3451,3483]" box="[121,1369,3451,3476]" pageId="2" pageNumber="453">
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On following pages: 4. Little Pygmy Possum (
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCB6354FDE47E513B064DBD" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1888" box="[621,833,3451,3476]" class="Mammalia" family="Burramyidae" genus="Cercartetus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diprotodontia" pageId="2" pageNumber="453" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lepidus">Cercartetus lepidus</taxonomicName>
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); 5. Eastern Pygmy Possum (
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).
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FC9D720B3B834117" bold="true" box="[788,964,289,318]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Distribution.</emphasis>
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S Australia in three spatially disjunct populations, S Western Australia, S South Australia (including Kangaroo I), and from SE South Australia to W Victoria and SW New South Wales.
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FC9D72C93C77422D" bold="true" box="[788,1072,483,516]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 6.4-10.6 cm, tail 5.3-10.1 cm; weight 8-21 g. The Western Pygmy Possum has fine, dense fawn to reddish-brown fur dorsally and light cream to white fur ventrally— lighter than other species of
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB46718D3D1B42E1" authorityName="Gloger" authorityYear="1841" box="[1231,1372,679,712]" class="Mammalia" family="Burramyidae" genus="Cercartetus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diprotodontia" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cercartetus</taxonomicName>
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.
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2471E5395D434C" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Western Pygmy Possums have very whiskered, short, and pointed snouts; large eyes to see at night; hairless rounded ears; and prehensile tails. Three molar teeth each side on upper and lower jaw. Females’ have well-developed pouches that open anteriorly.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF27705E3B34442A" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF27705E395B43A4" bold="true" box="[174,284,884,909]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Semi-arid heathlands, shrublands, mallee woodlands, and dry forests, with structurally dense understories of
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FD2370B23B7C439C" box="[682,827,920,949]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Callistemon" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Callistemon</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FC1970B23C56439C" box="[912,1041,920,949]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Melaleuca" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Melaleuca</taxonomicName>
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(both
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) and
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FF2670EE395043F4" box="[175,279,964,989]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Banksia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Banksia</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FEA570EE39DD43F4" box="[300,410,964,989]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Grevillea</taxonomicName>
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, and
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(all
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). In these habitats, Western Pygmy Possums deal with high temperatures and low rainfall.
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<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF2477243BE544E1" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="food_feeding">
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2477243BE544E1" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF24772439F14402" bold="true" box="[173,438,1038,1067]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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The diet of the Western Pygmy Possum consists primarily of nectar and pollen from flowering trees, typically in the genera
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB80771F3C36447B" box="[1033,1137,1077,1106]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Banksia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Banksia</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB0D771F3C90447B" box="[1156,1239,1077,1106]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Hakea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Hakea</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB64771F3D1C447B" box="[1261,1371,1077,1106]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Grevillea</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FF24774B397E4453" box="[173,313,1121,1146]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Eucalyptus</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FE0F774B3A4F4453" box="[390,520,1121,1146]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Melaleuca" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Melaleuca</taxonomicName>
|
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. They have also been associated with
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<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB91774B3D244453" authority=", Acacia" authorityName="Acacia" box="[1048,1379,1121,1146]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Casuarinaceae" genus="Casuarina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pauper">Casuarina pauper, Acacia</taxonomicName>
|
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aneura, A. ligulata, Senna spp., Dodonaea spp., and chenopod shrubs such as Maireana spp. They also eat a variety of insects including moths.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF2477E53BDF454C" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="breeding">
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2477E53BDF454C" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
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<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF2477E5397444D9" bold="true" box="[173,307,1231,1264]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Female Western Pygmy Possums typically produce 4-6 young in all months of the year, allowing some females to have 2-3 litters in close succession. Young subsequently leave the pouch at ¢.25 days of age and are weaned by ¢.50 days of age. Females appear to reach sexual maturity at 12-15 months old.
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</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF2376463B7E46E1" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="activity">
|
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<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2376463B7E46E1" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
|
||
<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF23764639DC45A4" bold="true" box="[170,411,1388,1421]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
The Western Pygmy Possum is nocturnal, and during the day, it nests in various locations that provide camouflage and some protection from weather including tree hollows, sedges, debris piles, between dead inflorescences of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FB7B76913D1D45F5" box="[1266,1370,1467,1500]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Banksia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Banksia</taxonomicName>
|
||
, bases of large grass trees (Xanthorrhoea sp.,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FC8B76C13C4C462D" authorityName="Dumortier" authorityYear="1829" box="[770,1035,1515,1540]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Xanthorrhoeaceae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Xanthorrhoeaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FBE876C13C8E462D" box="[1121,1225,1515,1540]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Banksia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Banksia</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and canopies of eucalypts. They also nest on the ground at any time, primarily at bases oftrees; nesting in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FEC8751F39EE467B" box="[321,425,1589,1618]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Banksia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Banksia</taxonomicName>
|
||
was recorded a month after flowering. Western Pygmy Possums also frequently nest within leaves of grass trees, on the ground under spinifex grass (7riodia sp.,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FE9075AA39D64688" authorityName="Barnhart" authorityYear="1895" baseAuthorityName="R.Br." box="[281,401,1664,1697]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Poaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), under leaves of sedge (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FD7A75AA3BEB4688" box="[755,940,1664,1697]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Lomandra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">Lomandra sp.</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FC3775AA3CC34688" authorityName="de Jussieu" authorityYear="1789" box="[958,1156,1664,1697]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Asparagaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and trees and shrubs of the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C767DCFFFCA6355FE4075813B7246E1" box="[457,821,1707,1736]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Leptospermum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Leptospermum (Myrtaceae)</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF2575E5395B47F2" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2575E5395B47F2" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
|
||
<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF2575E53B3C46D9" bold="true" box="[172,891,1743,1776]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
Little is known of movements of Western Pygmy Possums, but they appear to be very mobile, particularly on windy nights. They are thought to spend most oftheir time foraging in trees and large shrubs but will come to the ground to move among food sources when needed. In southeastern South Australia they have been reported to move 24-60 m between captures, with a maximum distance recorded of 195 m, and males appear to move further than females.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF2574C93B224850" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="conservation">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF2574C93B224850" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
|
||
<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF2574C93A4E482D" bold="true" box="[172,521,2019,2052]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Western Pygmy Possum is listed as endangered in New South Wales. Conservation threats include predation by the domestic and feral cats and localized clearing of suitable scrub habitat during rural or urban development.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36C55C7FFCA6355FF257BA73C6148D8" pageId="3" pageNumber="454" type="bibRefCitation_list">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC9064CFFCA6355FF257BA73C6148D8" blockId="3.[170,1379,719,2289]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">
|
||
<emphasis id="B902DA5EFFCA6355FF257BA73905488B" bold="true" box="[172,322,2189,2210]" pageId="3" pageNumber="454">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Burbidge, Morris et al. (2008), Cadzow & Carthew (2004), Carthew et al. (2008), Clark (1967), Harris (2009a), Kemp & Carthew (2004), Mansergh & Scotts (1990), Osborne & Christidis (2002a), Pearson et al. (1999), Pestell & Petit (2007a, 2007b), Ryan (1963), Wakefield (1963), Ward (1990b).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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