Petauridae

Translingual

Petaurus breviceps (sugar glider)

Etymology

From Petaurus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Petauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – some possums, including several gliders, of Australia and New Guinea.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Dactylopsila, Gymnobelideus, Petaurus (genera)

References

Petauridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Petauridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Petauridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Petauridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Petauridae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Petauridae at Encyclopedia of Life
Petauridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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