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Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Taxonomy
Phalangista gymnotis was named by Peters and Doria (1875). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phalanger gymnotis by Thomas (1898), McNab (2008), Sinery et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Phalangista gymnotis Peters and Doria
1898Phalanger gymnotis Thomas p. 7
2008Phalanger gymnotis McNab p. 1146
2012Phalanger gymnotis Sinery et al. p. 86

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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
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888
genusPhalangerStorr 1780
speciesgymnotis(Peters and Doria 1875)

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.

Phalanger gymnotis Peters and Doria 1875 [ground cuscus]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:31:42
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:31:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available