Pseudocheirus Ogilby 1837 (ring-tailed possum)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae
Alternative spelling: Pseudochirus
Parent taxon: Pseudocheiridae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
See also Dawson et al. 1999, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pocock 1921 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Corracheirus, Gawinga, Marlu, Paljara, Petauroides, Pildra, Pseudochirops
Subtaxa: Pseudocheirus albertisii Pseudocheirus peregrinus Pseudocheirus stirtoni Pseudochirus peregrinus
Type: Pseudocheirus albertisii
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (19 collections)
• Pliocene to Holocene of Australia (1)
• Pliocene of Australia (4)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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