,
Pilliga forest, NSW ,
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland ,
Genoa ,
Brisbane , 1884 ,
Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland s at mealtime About two-thirds of Australian marsupials belong to the
order Diprotodontia, which is split into three
suborders, namely the
Vombatiformes (
wombats and the
koala, four species in total); the large and diverse Phalangeriformes (the possums and gliders) and
Macropodiformes (
kangaroos,
potoroos,
wallabies and the
musky rat-kangaroo). Note: this classification is based on Ruedas & Morales 2005. However, Phalangeriformes has been recovered as paraphyletic with respect to Macropodiformes, rendering the latter a subset of the former if Phalangeriformes are to be considered a natural group. Classification: • Suborder
Phalangeriformes: possums, gliders and allies • Superfamily
Phalangeroidea • Family †
Ektopodontidae: • Genus †
Ektopodon •
†Ektopodon serratus •
†Ektopodon stirtoni •
†Ektopodon ulta • Family
Burramyidae: (
pygmy possums) • Genus
Burramys •
Mountain pygmy possum,
B. parvus • Genus
Cercartetus •
Long-tailed pygmy possum,
C. caudatus •
Southwestern pygmy possum,
C. concinnus •
Tasmanian pygmy possum,
C. lepidus •
Eastern pygmy possum,
C. nanus • Family
Phalangeridae: (
brushtail possums and
cuscuses) • Subfamily
Ailuropinae • Genus
Ailurops •
Talaud bear cuscus,
A. melanotis •
Sulawesi bear cuscus,
A. ursinus • Genus
Strigocuscus •
Sulawesi dwarf cuscus,
S. celebensis •
Banggai cuscus,
S. pelegensis • Subfamily Phalangerinae • Tribe Phalangerini • Genus
Phalanger •
Gebe cuscus,
P. alexandrae •
Mountain cuscus,
P. carmelitae •
Ground cuscus,
P. gymnotis •
Eastern common cuscus,
P. intercastellanus •
Woodlark cuscus,
P. lullulae •
Blue-eyed cuscus,
P. matabiru •
Telefomin cuscus,
P. matanim •
Southern common cuscus,
P. mimicus •
Northern common cuscus,
P. orientalis •
Ornate cuscus,
P. ornatus •
Rothschild's cuscus,
P. rothschildi •
Silky cuscus,
P. sericeus •
Stein's cuscus,
P. vestitus • Genus
Spilocuscus •
Admiralty Island cuscus,
S. kraemeri •
Common spotted cuscus,
S. maculatus •
Waigeou cuscus,
S. papuensis •
Black-spotted cuscus,
S. rufoniger •
Blue-eyed spotted cuscus,
S. wilsoni • Tribe Trichosurini • Genus
Trichosurus •
Northern brushtail possum,
T. arnhemensis •
Short-eared possum,
T. caninus •
Mountain brushtail possum,
T. cunninghami •
Coppery brushtail possum,
T. johnstonii •
Common brushtail possum,
T. vulpecula • Genus
Wyulda •
Scaly-tailed possum,
W. squamicaudata • Superfamily
Petauroidea • Family
Pseudocheiridae: (
ring-tailed possums and allies) • Subfamily Hemibelideinae • Genus
Hemibelideus •
Lemur-like ringtail possum,
H. lemuroides • Genus
Tous •
Ring-tailed glider,
T. ayamaruensis • Genus
Petauroides •
Central greater glider,
P. armillatus •
Northern greater glider,
P. minor •
Southern greater glider,
P. volans • Subfamily Pseudocheirinae • Genus
Petropseudes •
Rock-haunting ringtail possum,
P. dahli • Genus
Pseudocheirus •
Common ringtail possum,
P. peregrinus • Genus
Pseudochirulus •
Lowland ringtail possum,
P. canescens •
Weyland ringtail possum,
P. caroli •
Cinereus ringtail possum,
P. cinereus •
Painted ringtail possum,
P. forbesi •
Herbert River ringtail possum,
P. herbertensis •
Masked ringtail possum,
P. larvatus •
Pygmy ringtail possum,
P. mayeri •
Vogelkop ringtail possum,
P. schlegeli • Subfamily
Pseudochiropsinae • Genus
Pseudochirops •
D'Albertis' ringtail possum,
P. albertisii •
Green ringtail possum,
P. archeri •
Plush-coated ringtail possum,
P. corinnae •
Reclusive ringtail possum,
P. coronatus •
Coppery ringtail possum,
P. cupreus • Family
Petauridae: (
striped possum,
Leadbeater's possum,
yellow-bellied glider,
sugar glider,
mahogany glider,
squirrel glider) • Subfamily
Dactylopsilinae • Genus
Dactylopsila •
Great-tailed triok,
D. megalura •
Long-fingered triok,
D. palpator •
Tate's triok,
D. tatei •
Striped possum,
D. trivirgata • Genus
Dactylonax •
Pygmy long-fingered possum,
D. kambuayai • Subfamily
Petaurinae • Genus
Gymnobelideus •
Leadbeater's possum,
G. leadbeateri • Genus
Petaurus •
Northern glider,
P.
abidi •
Savanna glider,
P. ariel •
Yellow-bellied glider,
P. australis •
Biak glider,
P. biacensis •
Sugar glider,
P. breviceps •
Mahogany glider,
P. gracilis •
Squirrel glider,
P. norfolcensis •
Krefft's glider,
P. notatus • Family
Tarsipedidae: (
honey possum) • Genus
Tarsipes •
Honey possum or
noolbenger,
T. rostratus • Family
Acrobatidae: (
feathertail glider and
feather-tailed possum) • Genus
Acrobates •
Feathertail glider,
A. pygmaeus • Genus
Distoechurus •
Feather-tailed possum,
D. pennatus == See also ==