Phalangerida

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Phalangerida
Ground cuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Suborder: Phalangerida
Families
Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses Burramyidae: pygmy possums Tarsipedidae: Honey Possum Petauridae: (Striped Possum, Leadbeater's Possum, and gliders) Pseudocheiridae: ringtailed possums and allies Potoridae: bettongs, potaroos and rat kangaroos Acrobatidae: (Feathertail Glider and Feathertail Possum) Hypsiprymnodontidae: Musky Rat Kangaroo Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies and allies

Phalangerida is one of the two former suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. This large and diverse suborder included kangaroos, wallabies, quokkas, possums, gliding possum-like marsupials and others. The much smaller suborder Vombatiformes encompasses only the koalas and wombats. This suborder is no longer considered to accurately describe the diversity in Diprotodonta and is therefore no longer used.

Phalangeriformes has come to replace Phalangerida but does not include the potoroos (Potoroidae), kangaroos and wallabies (Macropodidae) or the musky rat kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodontidae). These families are now placed in a new suborder named Macropodiformes.