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 Category:Burramys parvus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Burramys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Burramys in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Burramys at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Burramys”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026