Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Diprotodontia Owen, 1866
       Suborder Phalangeriformes Szalay, 1982
         Superfamily Petauroidea Bonaparte, 1838
           Family Petauridae Bonaparte, 1838 - gliding, ring-tailed, and striped possums
             Genus Dactylopsila Gray, 1858 - striped possums
               Dactylopsila trivirgata J.E. Gray, 1858 - common striped possum
                 Dactylopsila trivirgata melampus Thomas, 1908