Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Phalanger sericeus (silky cuscus)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Taxonomy
Phalanger sericeus was named by Thomas (1907). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Phalanger sericeus Thomas
2008Phalanger sericeus McNab p. 1146

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888
genusPhalangerStorr 1780
speciessericeusThomas 1907

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 sericeus Thomas 1907 [silky cuscus]
show all | hide all
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: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available