Pseudochirulus canescens

Pseudochirulus canescens

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangeriformes Superfamilia: Petauroidea

Familia: Pseudocheiridae
Subfamilia: Pseudocheirinae
Genus: Pseudochirulus
Species: Pseudochirulus canescens
Subspecies: P. c. avarus – P. c. bernsteini – P. c. dammermani – P. c. gyrator

Name

Pseudochirulus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846)

• Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-410.
• Type locality: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Jakfak Div., Triton Bay

Combinations

• Phalangista (Pseudochirus) canescens Waterhouse, 1846: 305 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1846. A Natural History of the Mammalia. Vol. I. Containing the order Marsupiata, or pouched animals. Hippolyte Baillière: London. 553 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Lowland Ring-tailed Possum