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Phalangeridae

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Phalangistina Gray p. 339
1888Phalangeridae Thomas
1891Phalangeridae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1894Phalangeridae Lydekker p. 258
1921Phalangeridae Pocock p. 607
1991Phalangeridae Nowak
1994Phalangeridae Springer et al. p. 86
1997Phalangeridae McKenna and Bell
2006Phalangeridae Munemasa et al. p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Phalangeridae Thomas 1888
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Subfm. Ailuropinae Flannery et al. 1987
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G. Ailurops Wagler 1830
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Ailurops ursinus Temminck 1824 [Sulawesi bear cuscus]
G. Cercaertus Burmeister 1837
G. †Palaeopetaurus Broom 1896
G. Phalanger Storr 1780 [cuscus]
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Phalanger breviceps Thomas 1888
Phalanger carmelitae Thomas 1898 [mountain cuscus]
Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 [ground cuscus]
Phalanger intercastellanus Thomas 1895 [eastern common cuscus]
Phalanger leucippus Thomas 1898
Phalanger maculatus Geoffroy 1803 [common spotted cuscus]
Phalanger orientalis Pallas 1766 [northern common cuscus]
Phalanger sericeus Thomas 1907 [silky cuscus]
Phalanger vestitus Milne-Edwards 1877 [Steins cuscus]
Invalid names: Phalangista Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [synonym]
Subfm. Phalangerinae Thomas 1888
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Tr. Phalangerini Thomas 1888
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G. Spilocuscus Gray 1861
Tr. Trichosurini Flynn 1911
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G. Strigocuscus Gray 1861
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Strigocuscus notialis Flannery et al. 1987
Strigocuscus reidi Flannery and Archer 1987
Invalid names: Trichosuurini Flynn 1911 [empty]
G. Trichosurus Lesson 1828 [brushtail possum]
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Trichosurus dicksoni Flannery and Archer 1987
Trichosurus hamiltonensis Flannery et al. 1987
Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr 1792 [common brushtail possum]
G. †Wyulda Alexander 1919
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Wyulda asherjoeli Crosby 2001
Invalid names: Phalangistidae Gray 1821 [synonym], Phalangistina Gray 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available