Petaurus

Petaurus breviceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia 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, 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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