Cercartetus

Translingual

Cercartetus nanus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cercartetus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Burramyidae – certain pygmy possums.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with Cercaertus, syn. of Trichosurus, brushtail possums.

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; Burramyidae - family

Hyponyms

• (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

• 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