Cercartetus caudatus

Cercartetus caudatus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Phalangeroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cohors: Marsupialia
Cladus: Australidelphia
Cladus: Eomarsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Phalangeroidea

Familia: Burramyidae
Genus: Cercartetus
Species: Cercartetus caudatus
Subspecies (2): C. c. caudatus – C. c. macrura

Name edit

Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877)

  • Holotype: MNHN 1877-1484b, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Laglaize in April 1877.
  • Type locality: “les monts Arfak [=Arfak Mtns]”, Manokwari Division, Vogelkop Pensinula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Combinations edit

  • Dromicia caudata Milne-Edwards, 1877: 1079 [original combination]

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Vernacular names edit

English: Long-tailed Pygmy Possum