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Taxon: Family Phalangeridae Thomas, 1888 - possums and cuscuses (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Thomas, 1888:126.
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Types

Nominotypical taxon of: Phalangeroidea (Superfamily) Thomas, 1888
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Phalangerinae (Subfamily) Thomas, 1888

Variants

Different rank: Phalangerinae (Subfamily) Thomas, 1888

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Phalangistidae (Family) Gray, 1821 Ref: PBDB: 29 Nov 2019.
Synonymous name: Phalangistina (Family) (Gray, 1825) Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013.
Including: Ailuropinae (Subfamily) Flannery et al., in M. Archer, ed., 1987 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
Including: Burramyidae (Family) Broom, 1898 Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945
Including: Petauridae (Family) Bonaparte, 1838 Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945
Including: Phascolarctidae (Family) Owen, 1839 Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945
Including: Tarsipedidae (Family) Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: klimbuideldieren

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: possums and cuscuses
: phalangers Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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