honey possum
E610495
The honey possum is a tiny, nectar- and pollen-feeding marsupial native to southwestern Australia, notable for its long snout and tongue adapted to feeding on flowering plants.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarsipes rostratus | 0 |
| Tarsipes | 0 |
| honey possum family | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ marsupial ⓘ nocturnal animal ⓘ species ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 6 to 9 centimeters excluding tail ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 7 to 10 grams ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Tarsipes rostratus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
pollen ⓘ |
| endemicTo | southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Tarsipedidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarsipedidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
nectarivorous
ⓘ
pollen-feeding ⓘ |
| foundInBiome | Mediterranean-climate shrublands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Tarsipes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
elongated tongue
ⓘ
long snout ⓘ |
| hasFurColor | brownish-grey with lighter underparts ⓘ |
| hasSpecialization |
highly specialized nectar diet
ⓘ
reduced or absent teeth for chewing solid food ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
climbing ⓘ |
| nativeTo | southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
heathland
ⓘ
kwongan shrubland ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth to underdeveloped young
ⓘ
marsupial pouch ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | pollinator of flowering plants ⓘ |
| snoutAdaptation | adapted for probing flowers ⓘ |
| tailLength | approximately equal to or longer than body length ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermalRegulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| threat |
altered fire regimes
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ |
| tongueAdaptation | adapted for extracting nectar from flowers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
honey possum family