Petaurus Shaw 1791
Petaurus Shaw 1791, Nat. Misc., 2: pl. 60.
Type Species: Petaurus australis Shaw 1791
Synonyms: Belideus Waterhouse 1839; Petaurella Matschie 1916; Petaurula Matschie 1916; Ptilotus G. Fischer 1814; Xenochirus Gloger 1841 .
Species and subspecies: 6 species with 6 subspecies:
Species Petaurus abidi Ziegler 1981
Species Petaurus australis Shaw 1791
Subspecies Petaurus australis subsp. australis Shaw 1791
Subspecies Petaurus australis subsp. reginae Thomas 1923
Species Petaurus biacensis Ulmer 1940
Species Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse 1838
Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. breviceps Waterhouse 1838
Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. ariel Gould 1842
Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. longicaudatus Longman 1924
Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. papuanus Thomas 1888
Species Petaurus gracilis de Vis 1883
Species Petaurus norfolcensis Kerr 1792