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Petaurus
Shaw, 1791
- lesser gliding possums
(mammal)
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Entity:
Petauridae (Family) - gliding, ring-tailed, and striped possums
..Dactylopsila (Genus) - striped possums
..Gymnobelideus (Genus) - Leadbeater's possum
..Petaurus (Genus) - lesser gliding possums
....Petaurus abidi (Species) - northern glider
....Petaurus australis (Species) - yellow-bellied glider
....Petaurus biacensis (Species)
....Petaurus breviceps (Species) - sugar glider
....Petaurus gracilis (Species)
....Petaurus norfolcensis (Species) - squirrel glider
Authorship
Original name
:
Shaw, 1791. Nat. Miscell., 2: pl. 60.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Petauridae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1838
Type
:
Petaurus australis
Shaw, 1791
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Belideus
(Genus)
Waterhouse, 1839
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Petaurella
(Genus)
Matschie, 1916
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Petaurula
(Genus)
Matschie, 1916
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Ptilotus
(Genus)
R.Br. (1810)
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Xenochirus
(Genus)
Gilbert, 1890
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
vliegende buideleekhoorns
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
lesser gliding possums
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