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title: "Cercartetus nanus"
description: "Cercartetus nana — Mammiferi. The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-pygmy-possum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cercartetus nanus

> Cercartetus nana — Mammiferi. The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Cercartetus nana*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 269
- Wikidata: [Q1764140](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764140)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42795](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42795)

## Names

- en: Eastern Pygmy Possum
- de: Dickschwanz-Schlafbeutler
- es: Posum Pigmeo Oriental
- fr: Phalanger pygmée
- it: Cercartetus nanus
- nl: Kleine buideleikelmuis
- pt: Cercartetus nanus
- pl: Pałaneczka gruboogonowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (248)

## Summary

The eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. Occurring from southern Queensland to eastern South Australia and also Tasmania, it is found in a range of habitats, including rainforest, sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_pygmy_possum

## Photo

![Cercartetus nanus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-pygmy-possum/medium.jpg)

Photo: bunjaree_cottages · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258086940

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-pygmy-possum?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).