Phalangeroidea
Phalangeroidea | |
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Eastern pygmy possum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Phalangeriformes |
Superfamily: | Phalangeroidea Thomas, 1888 |
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The Phalangeroidea are a superfamily of mammals that include the families Burramyidae and Phalangeridae, as well as the extinct families Ektopodontidae and .[1] They are mainly representatives of the possum marsupials.
References[]
- ^ Flannery, T.; Schouten, P. (1994). Possums of the World: Monograph of the Phalangeroidea. Geo Productions. ISBN 978-0646143897.
Categories:
- Possums
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Diprotodont stubs