Gymnobelideus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + Belideus (“a genus associated with the sugar glider”), from βέλος (bélos, “dart, arrow”).

Belideus refers to the resemblance of the Leadbeater's possum to the sugar glider (a related species), and gymno- (naked) refers to the absence of a gliding membrane, highlighting a key difference. Authored by Frederick McCoy in 1867.

Proper noun

Gymnobelideus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the single species Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater's possum).

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; Petauridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater's possum) (sole species)

References

Leadbeater's possum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gymnobelideus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gymnobelideus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gymnobelideus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gymnobelideus in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
Gymnobelideus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wildlife and Woodchips: Leadbeater's Possum: a Test Case for Sustainable Forestry. 1996. David Lindenmayer. p24.