Cercartetus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Cercartetus m
- 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Cercartetus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
