Summary ³

The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus), also known by the native names tait and noolbenger, is a tiny Australian marsupial. It is the only species in the genus Tarsipes and in the family Tarsipedidae.

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3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsipes_rostratus

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• iNat taxon page
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• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Atlas of Living Australia
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• BOLD Systems BIN search
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