Honey possum

Honey possum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Tarsipes rostratus
Honey possum range
Synonyms
  • Tarsipes spencerae Ride, 1970
  • Tarsipes spenserae Gray, 1842

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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  2. ^ Friend, T.; Morris, K.; Burbidge, A.; McKenzie, N. (2016). "Tarsipes rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40583A21958924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40583A21958924.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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