Phalanger
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| Phalanger | |
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| Phalanger gymnotisatCotswold Wildlife Park | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily: | Phalangerinae |
| Tribe: | Phalangerini |
| Genus: | Phalanger Storr,1780 |
| Type species | |
| Didelphis orientalis Pallas,1766
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| Species | |
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Phalanger(from the Greekphalangion,meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toes[1]) is agenusofpossums.Its members are found onNew Guinea,theMaluku Islands,other nearby small islands, and Australia'sCape York Peninsula.They aremarsupialsof the familyPhalangeridae,[2]and are one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to ascuscuses.
- GenusPhalanger
- Gebe cuscus,P. alexandrae
- Mountain cuscus,P. carmelitae
- Ground cuscus,P. gymnotis
- Eastern common cuscus,P. intercastellanus
- Woodlark cuscus,P. lullulae
- Blue-eyed cuscus,P. matabiru
- Telefomin cuscus,P. matanim
- Southern common cuscus,P. mimicus
- Northern common cuscus,P. orientalis
- Ornate cuscus,P. ornatus
- Rothschild's cuscus,P. rothschildi
- Silky cuscus,P. sericeus
- Stein's cuscus,P. vestitus
References
[edit]- ^Chambers English Dictionary
- ^Groves, C. P.(2005)."GenusPhalanger".InWilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 46–48.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
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