Phalangeridae Thomas 1888

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Phalangeridae Thomas 1888

Phalangeridae Thomas 1888 , Cat. Marsup. Monotr. Brit. Mus.: 126.

Genera: 6 genera with 27 species in 2 subfamilies and 2 tribes:

Subfamily Ailuropinae Flannery, Archer and Maynes 1987

Genus Ailurops Wagler 1830 (2 species with 4 subspecies)

Subfamily Phalangerinae Thomas 1888

Tribe Phalangerini Thomas 1888

Genus Phalanger Storr 1780 (13 species with 10 subspecies)

Genus Spilocuscus Gray 1861 (4 species with 4 subspecies)

Tribe Trichosurini Flynn 1911

Genus Strigocuscus Gray 1861 (2 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Trichosurus Lesson 1828 (5 species)

Genus Wyulda Alexander 1918 (1 species)

Discussion: Distinct from Phascolarctidae (see Ride, 1970:22) and does not include Pseudocheiridae , Petauridae , Burramyidae , or Acrobatidae (see Aplin and Archer, 1987). A provisional classification was given by Flannery et al. (1987), and this was modified by Norris (1994).