PHALANGERIDAE, Thomas, 1888
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6657415 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6621458 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D344591F-533D-070E-2384-FD6B18B4FA2F |
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Felipe |
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PHALANGERIDAE |
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Family PHALANGERIDAE View in CoL
(CUSCUSES, BRUSH-TAILED
POSSUMS AND SCALY-TAILED POSSUM)
• Smallto medium-sized arboreal marsupials; soft and woolly fur and dense underfur; often varied color patterns between sexes; round heads with short rostra, naked rhinaria, and forward-directed eyes; strongly prehensile tails.
• 60-120 cm. View Figure
• Australasian Region. View Figure
• Lowland, montane, and tropical rainforests to sclerophyll forests and woodlands.
• 6 genera, 29 species, 43 taxa.
• 4 species Critically Endangered, 2 species Endangered, 3 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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Metatheria |
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Phalangeriformes |
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Phalangeroidea |
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