Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Could the world's smallest possum be living on the Yorke Peninsula?

A tiny, threatened marsupial not known to have inhabited South Australia's Yorke Peninsula may exist as a relict population and still be clinging to survival, according to new research that has re-examined historical field data from one of the region's most important conservation areas.

Could the world's smallest possum be living on the Yorke Peninsula?
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A tiny, threatened marsupial not known to have inhabited South Australia's Yorke Peninsula may exist as a relict population and still be clinging to survival, according to new research that has re-examined historical field data from one of the region's most important conservation areas.

Originally published at Phys.org

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