Petaurus

Petaurus breviceps

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Petauroidea
Familia: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: P. abidi – P. australis – P. biacensis – P. breviceps – P. gracilis – P. norfolcensis

Number

6 species

Name

Petaurus Shaw, 1791

Type species: P. australis Shaw, 1791

Synonyms

• Belideus Waterhouse, 1839
• Petaurella Matschie, 1916
• Petaurula Matschie, 1916
• Ptilotus G. Fischer, 1814
• Xenochirus Gloger, 1841

References

• Petaurus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• Nat. Misc., 2, pl. 60.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

English: Flying phalangers, Wrist-winged gliders
日本語: フクロモモンガ属
suomi: Pussiliito-oravat
ไทย: ฟลายอิ้งฟาแลงเกอร์, จิงโจ้บิน, กระรอกบิน
中文: 袋鼯属

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