Cercartetus
Translingual
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Burramyidae – certain pygmy possums.
Usage notes
edit- Not to be confused with Cercaertus, syn. of Trichosurus, brushtail possums.
Hypernyms
edit- (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; Burramyidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Cercartetus caudatus (long-tailed pygmy possum), Cercartetus concinnus (western pygmy possum), Cercartetus lepidus (Tasmanian pygmy possum), Cercartetus nanus (eastern pygmy possum) (species)
Further reading
edit- Cercartetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cercartetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cercartetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Cercartetus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cercartetus in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Cercartetus at National Center for Biotechnology Information