Petaurus abidi

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: Petaurus abidi

Petaurus abidi Ziegler, 1981: 81

Holotype: BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 101818, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Abid Beg Mirza on 3 December 1972.
Type locality: “Papua New Guinea, West Sepik Province, Mount Somoro (also spelled Somero; approximate coordinates 3°25'S, 142°05'E), about 1220 m, approximately 9.7 km ENE Lumi (Patrol Post)”.

Ziegler, A.C. 1981. Petaurus abidi, a new species of glider (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from Papua New Guinea. Australian Mammalogy 4(2): 81–88. DOI: 10.1071/AM81002 Reference page.

Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Salas, L., Dickman, C. & Helgen, K. 2016. IUCN: Petaurus abidi (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T16726A21959298. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16726A21959298.en. Accessed on 06 March 2026.