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Petaurus breviceps papuanus

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Petauridae

Taxonomy
Petaurus breviceps papuanus was named by Thomas (1888). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Petaurus breviceps papuanus Thomas
1973Petaurus breviceps papuanus Smith p. 1

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPetauridaeBonaparte 1838
genusPetaurusShaw 1791
speciesbreviceps(Waterhouse 1839)
subspeciespapuanusThomas 1888

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.

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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: insectivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-12 12:54:02
Modified: 2012-05-11 21:54:02
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Smith 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available