Cercartetus nanus (small mammal)

Mass: 18.9 g based on Harris et al. 2007 and Tulloch and Dickman 2006

Abundance: 0.23 to 28.23% (median 1.75%)

Latitudinal range: -42.5° to -35.0°

Habitats: (13), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2)

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Found in 15 samples

Australia: Ben Boyd National Park and Nadgee Nature Reserve, Grant Hall (Layer 2) (Late Pleistocene), Grant Hall (Layer 3) (Late Pleistocene), Jervis Bay (ground-based Elliott traps), Grant Hall Square G7 (Unit C) (Late Pleistocene), Grant Hall Square G7 (Unit D) (Late Pleistocene), Grant Hall Square G7 (Unit E) (Late Pleistocene), Wee Jasper 99 (Pleistocene - Holocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 2 (Holocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 5 (Holocene), Kelly Hill Cave (K1–P2) - Layer 6 (Holocene), Warreen Cave (Stratigraphic Unit 7) (Late Pleistocene), Amphitheatre Cave (Holocene), McEachern’s Deathtrap Cave (G-49) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Blanche Cave (Third Chamber) (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass19 gN = 1Harris et al. 2007
♀ body mass20.72 gN = 9Tulloch and Dickman 2006
♂ body mass20 gN = 1Harris et al. 2007
♂ body mass17.80 gN = 15Tulloch and Dickman 2006

See also Cercartetus, Cercartetus caudatus, Cercartetus concinnus, Cercartetus lepidus, Cercartetus sp.