Pseudocheiridae

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Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Pseudocheiridae Winge, 1893
Subfamilies
See text.

Pseudocheiridae is a family of marsupials containing approximately 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives.

[edit] Classification

• Subfamily Hemibelideinae
  • Genus Hemibelideus
    • Lemur-like Ringtail Possum, Hemibelideus lemuroides
  • Genus Petauroides
    • Greater Glider, Petauroides volans
• Subfamily Pseudocheirinae
  • Genus Petropseudes
    • Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum, Petropseudes dahli
  • Genus Pseudocheirus
    • Common Ringtail Possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus
  • Genus Pseudochirulus
    • Lowland Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus canescens
    • Weyland Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus caroli
    • Cinereus Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus
    • Painted Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus forbesi
    • Herbert River Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis
    • Masked Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus larvatus
    • Pygmy Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus mayeri
    • Vogelkop Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeli
• Subfamily Pseudochiropinae
  • Genus Pseudochirops
    • D'Albertis' Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirops albertisii
    • Green Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirops archeri
    • Plush-coated Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirops corinnae
    • Reclusive Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirops coronatus
    • Coppery Ringtail Possum, Pseudochirops cupreus

[edit] References

• Myers, P. 2001. "Pseudocheiridae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 18, 2006 [1]
• Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 50-53. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.