Pygmy hippopotamus the pygmy hippopotamus, are considered dwarf hippopotamuses, rather than pygmies. They are likely descended from a full-sized species of European hippopotamus, and reached their small size through the evolutionary process of insular dwarfism which is common on islands; the ancestors of pygmy hippopotami were also small and thus there was never a dwarfing process. There were also several species of pygmy hippo on the island of Madagascar (see Malagasy hippopotamus). Pygmy hippos share the same general form as a hippopotamus. They have a graviportal skeleton, with four stubby legs and four toes on each foot, supporting a portly frame. The
Pygmy ringtail possum Pygmy ringtail possum The pygmy ringtail possum ("Pseudochirulus mayeri") is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The "Pseudochirulus mayeri" live in montane forest regions. They are “widespread along the Central cordillera” and live at elevations between above sea level.” Pygmy ringtails are herbivores or “arboreal folivores” that eat pollen, lichen, fungus and “epiphytic moss." "P. mayeri" also eat the bark of trees, which provides them with calcium and potassium. They have “large incisor” teeth which help with “clipping forage from plants” and have “selenodont molars” that help