Petauroides volans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea
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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangeriformes Superfamilia: Petauroidea

Familia: Pseudocheiridae
Subfamilia: Hemibelideinae
Genus: Petauroides
Species: Petauroides volans
Subspecies: P. v. incanus – P. v. volans

Name

Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: "New South Wales"; Australia

Synonymy

Didelphis volans Kerr, 1792: 199 [Protonym]
Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) Thomas, 1888: 164

References

Primary references

Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page.
Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History): London. xiii, 401 p. illus., xxxviii plates. (4 col.) BHL Reference page.

Links

Petauroides volans in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Südlicher Großflugbeutler
English: Greater Glider
español: Falangero planeador grande meriodional
français: Possum volant
日本語: フクロムササビ
Nederlands: Reuzenkoeskoes
polski: Wolatucha

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