Distoechurus pennatus

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: Acrobatidae
Genus: Distoechurus
Species: Distoechurus pennatus

Name

Distoechurus pennatus (Peters, 1874)

Type locality: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., "Andai" (Arfak Mtns, Hatam, 1520 m (Van der Feen, 1962))

Synonymy

Distoechurus pennatus amoenus Thomas, 1920: 537
Distoechurus pennatus dryas Thomas, 1920: 537
Distoechurus pennatus (Peters, 1874)
Phalangista (Distoechurus) pennata Peters, 1874: 303 [Protonym]

References

Primary references

Peters, W. 1874. Diagnosi di tre nuovi mammiferi della Nuova Guinea ed Isole Key. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 6: 303. BHL Reference page.
Thomas, O. 1920. New small Mammals from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, 6(36): 533–537. DOI: 10.1080/00222932008632480 BHL Reference page.

Links

Distoechurus pennatus 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.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Federschwanzbeutler
English: Feather-tailed Possum
français: Phalanger à queue plumeuse
日本語: ニセフクロモモンガ
Nederlands: Vederstaartbuidelmuis

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