Phalanger

See also: phalanger

Translingual

Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.

Proper noun

Phalanger m

1. 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
• Category:Phalanger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phalanger at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Phalanger in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.