Cercartetus caudatus Milne-Edwards 1877

Cercartetus caudatus Milne-Edwards 1877, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 85: 1079.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Arfak Mtns.

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Pygmy Possum.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cercartetus caudatus subsp. caudatus Milne-Edwards 1877

Subspecies Cercartetus caudatus subsp. macrura Mjöberg 1916

Distribution: Interior New Guinea, above 1500 m; Fergusson Isl (Papua New Guinea); NE Queensland (Australia).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as C. c. macrurus, Lower Risk (lc) as C. c. caudatus . Common.

Discussion: Includes macrura (see Ride, 1970:224). Formerly included in Eudromicia; see comment under genus.