Acrobates Desmarest 1818 (feathertail glider)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Acrobatidae
Parent taxon: Acrobatidae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Turner and McKay 1989
Sister taxon: Distoechurus
Subtaxa: Acrobates pygmaeus
Type: Didelphis pygmaea
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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