Petauridae

Petaurus breviceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Superordo: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangerida Superfamilia: Petauroidea

Familia: Petauridae
Subfamiliae (3): Dactylopsilinae – Gymnobelideinae – Petaurinae

Name

Petauridae Bonaparte, 1831

• Type genus: Petaurus Shaw, 1791.

Synonymy

• Petaurina Bonaparte, 1831: 127 [original spelling, as subfamilia]
• Petaurinae: Gill, 1872: 25 [emended spelling, as subfamilia]
• Petauridae: Kirsch, 1968: 420 [subsequent rank, as familia]
• Petauroidea: Aplin & Archer, 1987: xxii, lv [subsequent rank, as superfamilia]
• Petaurini: Szalay, 1995: 43 [subsequent rank, as tribus]

References

Primary references

• Bonaparte, C.L. 1831. Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli Animali Vertebrati a sangue freddo. Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti 52 (October, November, December): 129–209. BHL Amphibia & Reptilia: 130–154; Pisces: 155–189. Aggiunte e correzione relativa agli animale vertebrati a sangue caldo. Mammalia: 190–198; Aves: 199–209. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Edwards, D. & Westerman, M. 1992. DNA-DNA Hybridization and the Position of Leadbeater Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Mccoy) in the Family Petauridae (Marsupialia, Diprotodontia). Australian Journal of Zoology 40(6): 563–571. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9920563 Reference page. 
• Groves, C.P. 2005. Dasyuromorphia. Pp. 23–37 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 
• Flannery, T.F., †Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. & Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found Alive After 6,000 years: Modern Records of An ‘Extinct’ Papuan Marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with A Revision of the Systematics and Zoogeography of the Genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78: 17–34. DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Gleitbeutler
• English: Gliders
• suomi: Pussiliito-oravat
• 日本語: フクロモモンガ科
• Nederlands: Buideleekhoorns
• Türkçe: Uçar kuskusgiller
• 中文: 袋鼯科

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