Petaurus
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Petaurus breviceps
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin petaurista (“acrobat, tightrope walker”).
Proper noun
Petaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the wrist-winged gliders or lesser gliding possums.
Synonyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Petauridae - family
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Petauridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Petaurus australis (yellow-bellied glider) - type species; Petaurus abidi (northern glider), Petaurus biacensis (Biak glider), Petaurus breviceps (sugar glider), Petaurus gracilis (mahogany glider), Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider) - other species
Further reading
Petaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Petaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Petaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Petaurus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Petaurus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Petaurus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
