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Petauroidea

Index Petauroidea

Petauroidea is a superfamily of marsupials from Australia and New Guinea. [1]

57 relations: Acrobatidae, Animal, Australia, Biak glider, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Chordate, Cinereus ringtail possum, Common ringtail possum, Coppery ringtail possum, Cuscus, D'Albertis' ringtail possum, Dactylopsila, Diprotodontia, Family (biology), Feather-tailed possum, Feathertail glider, Great-tailed triok, Greater glider, Green ringtail possum, Herbert River ringtail possum, Honey possum, Kangaroo, Leadbeater's possum, Lemur-like ringtail possum, Long-fingered triok, Lowland ringtail possum, Mahogany glider, Mammal, Mammal Species of the World, Marsupial, Masked ringtail possum, New Guinea, Northern glider, Painted ringtail possum, Petauridae, Petaurus, Phalangeridae, Phalangeriformes, Phalangeroidea, Plush-coated ringtail possum, Pseudocheiridae, Pseudocheirus, Pseudochirops, Pseudochirulus, Pygmy possum, Pygmy ringtail possum, Reclusive ringtail possum, Rock-haunting ringtail possum, Squirrel glider, Striped possum, ..., Sugar glider, Tate's triok, Taxonomic rank, Vogelkop ringtail possum, Weyland ringtail possum, Wombat, Yellow-bellied glider. Expand index (7 more) »

Acrobatidae

The Acrobatidae are a small family of gliding marsupials containing two genera, each with a single species, the feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from Australia and feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) from New Guinea.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Biak glider

The Biak glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French biologist and ornithologist.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Cinereus ringtail possum

The cinereus ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus), also known as the Daintree River ringtail possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

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Common ringtail possum

The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial.

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Coppery ringtail possum

The coppery ringtail possum (Pseudochirops cupreus) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Cuscus

Cuscus is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum.

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D'Albertis' ringtail possum

D'Albertis' ringtail possum (Pseudochirops albertisii) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Dactylopsila

Dactylopsila is a genus of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Diprotodontia

The Diprotodontia (διπρωτός diprotos, meaning "two front" and οδοντος odontos meaning "teeth") are an order of about 125 species of marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Feather-tailed possum

The feather-tailed possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae.

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Feathertail glider

The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia.

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Great-tailed triok

The great-tailed triok (Dactylopsila megalura) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Greater glider

The greater glider (Petauroides volans) is a small gliding marsupial found in Australia.

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Green ringtail possum

The green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri) is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia.

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Herbert River ringtail possum

The Herbert River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis) is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

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Honey possum

The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus), also known by the native names tait and noolbenger, is a tiny Australian marsupial.

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Kangaroo

The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot").

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Leadbeater's possum

The Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a critically endangered possum largely restricted to small pockets of alpine ash, mountain ash, and snow gum forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne.

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Lemur-like ringtail possum

The lemur-like ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the lemuroid ringtail possum or the brushy-tailed ringtail, is one of the most singular members of the ringtail possum group.

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Long-fingered triok

The long-fingered triok (Dactylopsila palpator) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Lowland ringtail possum

The lowland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Mahogany glider

The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is an endangered gliding possum — Australian Government publication.pdf file native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Mammal Species of the World

Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference is a standard reference work in mammology giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals.

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Marsupial

Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia.

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Masked ringtail possum

The masked ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus larvatus) is a marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.

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Northern glider

The northern glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Painted ringtail possum

The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Petauridae

The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, six species of wrist-winged gliders in the genus Petaurus and Leadbeater's possum, which has only vestigial gliding membranes.

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Petaurus

The genus Petaurus contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials.

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Phalangeridae

The Phalangeridae are a family of nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives.

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Phalangeriformes

Phalangeriformes is a suborder of any of about 70 small- to medium-sized arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi (and introduced to New Zealand and China).

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Phalangeroidea

The Phalangeroidea are a superfamily of mammals that include the families Burramyidae and Phalangeridae, as well as the extinct families Ektopodontidae and Miralinidae.

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Plush-coated ringtail possum

The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Pseudocheiridae

Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives.

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Pseudocheirus

Pseudocheirus is a genus of ringtail possums (family Pseudocheiridae).

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Pseudochirops

Pseudochirops is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Pseudochirulus

Pseudochirulus, also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

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Pygmy possum

The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae.

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Pygmy ringtail possum

The pygmy ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Reclusive ringtail possum

The reclusive ringtail possum (Pseudochirops coronatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Rock-haunting ringtail possum

The rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum.

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Squirrel glider

The squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a nocturnal gliding possum.

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Striped possum

The striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the Petauridae family, one of the marsupial families.

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Sugar glider

The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass.

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Tate's triok

Tate's triok, also known as the Fergusson Island striped possum (Dactylopsila tatei), is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae.

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Taxonomic rank

In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy.

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Vogelkop ringtail possum

The Vogelkop ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Weyland ringtail possum

The Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae.

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Wombat

Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia.

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Yellow-bellied glider

The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petauroidea

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