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Petaurus breviceps papuanus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6165052https://www.gbif.org/species/6165052
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)234629https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=234629
Ranksubspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Petauridae : Petaurus : Petaurus breviceps : Petaurus breviceps papuanus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Petauridae : Petaurus : Petaurus breviceps papuanus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
-Theriamorpha
-Theriiformes
-TrechnotheriaMcKenna 1975
-CladotheriaMcKenna 1975
-Boreosphenida
subclassTheriaParker and Haswell 1897
subclassMetatheria
-Marsupialia
-AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPetauridaeBonaparte 1838
genusPetaurusShaw 1791
speciesPetaurus breviceps
subspeciesPetaurus breviceps papuanusThomas 1888
Generic NamePetaurus
Scientific NamePetaurus breviceps papuanus Thomas, 1888
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Petaurus breviceps papuanussubspeciesbelongs to Petaurus brevicepsstated with evidenceThomas, 1888
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
Environmentterrestrial (based on Mammalia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore, frugivore (based on Petaurus)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Theria)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. J. Smith. 1973. Petaurus breviceps. Mammalian Species

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1888Petaurus breviceps papuanus Thomas
1973Petaurus breviceps papuanus Smith p. 1

References

Smith M. J. (1973) Petaurus breviceps, Mammalian Species, 1-5
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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