Honey possum[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Phalangeriformes |
Superfamily: | Petauroidea |
Family: | Tarsipedidae Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 |
Genus: | Tarsipes Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 |
Species: | T. rostratus
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Binomial name | |
Tarsipes rostratus | |
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Honey possum range | |
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The honey possum or noolbenger (Tarsipes rostratus), is a tiny species of marsupial that feeds on the nectar and pollen of a diverse range of flowering plants. Found only in southwest Australia, it is an important pollinator for such plants as Banksia attenuata, Banksia coccinea and Adenanthos cuneatus.[3]
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