Potoroidae

Potorous gilbertii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes
Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Potoroidae
Subfamiliae: Potoroinae – †Propleopinae

Overview of genera

Aepyprymnus – Bettongia – Potorous – †Caloprymnus – †Ekaltadeta – †Propleopus – †Wakiewakie

Name

Potoroidae Gray, 1821: 308 ["Potoridae"]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.  

Additional references

• Archer, M. & Flannery, T.F. 1985. Revision of the extinct gigantic rat kangaroos (Potoroidae: Marsupialia), with description of a new Miocene genus and species and a new Pleistocene species of Propleopus. Journal of Paleontology 59: 1331-1349.
• Groves, C.P. 2005. Order Diprotodontia. Pp. 43–70 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Potoroos and bettongs
日本語: ネズミカンガルー科
polski: Kanguroszczurowate
Türkçe: Sıçan kangurusugiller

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