Phalanger
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Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)
See also: phalanger
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.
Proper noun
Phalanger m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums, called cuscuses.
Synonyms
- (genus): Phalangista
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; Phalangeridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phalanger orientalis (northern common cuscus) - type species
- Phalanger alexandrae (Gebe cuscus), Phalanger carmelitae (mountain cuscus), Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus), Phalanger intercastellanus (eastern common cuscus), Phalanger lullulae (Woodlark cuscus), Phalanger maculatus (spotted cuscus), Phalanger matabiru (blue-eyed cuscus), Phalanger matanim (Telefomin cuscus), Phalanger mimicus (southern common cuscus or Australian cuscus), Phalanger ornatus (ornate cuscus), Phalanger rothschildi (Rothschild's cuscus), Phalanger sericeus (silky cuscus), Phalanger vestitus (Stein's cuscus) – other species
References
Phalanger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phalanger on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phalanger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Phalanger at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Phalanger in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
