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Pseudocheirus (ring-tailed possum)
Taxonomy
Pseudocheirus was named by Ogilby (1837). It is extant. Its type is Pseudocheirus albertisii.
It was assigned to Petauridae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Pseudocheiridae by Springer et al. (1994) and Dawson et al. (1999); and to Pseudocheirinae by Pocock (1921) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Petauridae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Pseudocheiridae by Springer et al. (1994) and Dawson et al. (1999); and to Pseudocheirinae by Pocock (1921) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1837 | Pseudocheirus Ogilby |
| 1921 | Pseudochirus Pocock p. 607 |
| 1994 | Pseudocheirus Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Pseudocheirus McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Pseudocheirus Dawson et al. p. 283 |
| 2005 | Pseudocheirus Wilson and Reeder |
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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.
G. Pseudocheirus Ogilby 1837 [ring-tailed possum]
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†Pseudocheirus albertisii Peters 1974
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 [common ringtail possum]
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Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis Thomas 1888
Invalid names: Didelphis caudivolvula Kerr 1792 [objective synonym], Didelphis novaehollandiae Bechstein 1800 [objective synonym], Phalangista banksii Gray 1838 [objective synonym]
†Pseudocheirus stirtoni Turnbull and Lundelius 1970
Pseudochirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 [common ringtail possum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available