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Petaurus breviceps tafa

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Petauridae

Taxonomy
Petaurus breviceps tafa was named by Tate and Archbold (1935). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Petaurus breviceps tafa Tate and Archbold
1973Petaurus breviceps tafa Smith p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
familyPetauridaeBonaparte 1838
genusPetaurusShaw 1791
speciesbreviceps(Waterhouse 1839)
subspeciestafaTate and Archbold 1935

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.

Petaurus breviceps tafa Tate and Archbold 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Smith 1973
Collections
No collection or age range data are available