Petaurus

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: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: P. abidi – P. australis – P. biacensis – P. breviceps – P. gracilis – P. norfolcensis

Number

6 species

Name

Petaurus Shaw, 1791

Type species: P. australis
Shaw, 1791

Synonyms

Belideus Waterhouse, 1839
Petaurella Matschie, 1916
Petaurula Matschie, 1916
Ptilotus G. Fischer, 1814
Xenochirus Gloger, 1841

References

Petaurus 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.
Nat. Misc., 2, pl. 60.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Flying phalangers, Wrist-winged gliders
suomi: Pussiliito-oravat
日本語: フクロモモンガ属
македонски: Вистински летечки торбари
ไทย: ฟลายอิ้งฟาแลงเกอร์, จิงโจ้บิน, กระรอกบิน
中文: 袋鼯属

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