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Petaurus breviceps

Petaurus breviceps, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Diprotodontia
Subordo: Phalangeriformes
Superfamilia: Petauroidea
Familia: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: Petaurus breviceps
Subspecies: P. b. ariel - P. b. longicaudatus - P. b. papuanus

Name

Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839

Type locality: Australia, New South Wales

References

* Petaurus breviceps on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838: 152 [1839].

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Deutsch: Kurzkopfgleitbeutler
English: Sugar Glider
Français: Planeur de sucre, Phalanger volant
Italiano: Scoiattolo volante
日本語: フクロモモンガ
Nederlands: Suikereekhoorn
Polski: Lotopałanka karłowata

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