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Petaurus gracilis (mahogany glider)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Petauridae

Taxonomy
Petaurus norfolcensis gracilis was named by De Vis (1883). It is extant.

It was recombined as Petaurus gracilis by Van Dyck (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Petaurus norfolcensis gracilis De Vis p. 619
1993Petaurus gracilis Van Dyck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
speciesgracilis(De Vis 1883)

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 gracilis De Vis 1883 [mahogany glider]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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: Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Smith 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973
Collections
No collection or age range data are available