Burramys
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Burra Burra, north of Goulburn, NSW, where fossils first discovered + Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).
Proper noun
Burramys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Burramyidae – mountain pygmy possum and extinct relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Burramyidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Burramys parvus (mountain pygmy possum) - sole extant species
- †Burramys brutyi, †Burramys tridactylus, †Burramys wakefieldi - extinct species
Further reading
Burramys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Burramys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Burramys parvus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Burramys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Burramys in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Burramys at Encyclopedia of Life
- Burramys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Burramys at Paleobiology Database
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