Petaurus

Petaurus breviceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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
Subfamilia: Petaurinae
Genus: Petaurus
Species (9): P. abidi – P. ariel – P. australis – P. biacensis – P. breviceps – P. gracilis – P. norfolcensis – P. notatus – P. papuanus

Name

Petaurus Shaw, 1791

• Type species: Petaurus 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, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Nat. Misc., 2, pl. 60.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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

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