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Pseudochirus peregrinus (common ringtail possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae

Taxonomy
Didelphis peregrina was named by Boddaert (1785). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pseudochirus peregrinus by Pocock (1921).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1785Didelphis peregrina Boddaert
1921Pseudochirus peregrinus Pocock p. 595

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyPseudocheiridaeWinge 1893
genusPseudochirusOgilby 1837
speciesperegrinus(Boddaert 1785)

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.

Pseudochirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 [common ringtail possum]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:27:49
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:27:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973
Collections
No collection or age range data are available