Family Petauridae Bonaparte 1838 (possum)
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Petauridae
Parent taxon: Phalangeriformes according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Munemasa et al. 2006 and Nowak 1991
Sister taxa: Acrobatidae, Burramyidae, Phalangeridae, Tarsipedidae
Subtaxa: Dactylopsila Gymnobelideus Petaurus Pseudokoala Schoinobates
Type: Petaurus
Ecology: scansorial frugivore-insectivore
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