Phalanger
See also: phalanger
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.
Proper noun
editPhalanger m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums also called cuscuses.
Synonyms
edit- (genus): Phalangista
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; Phalangeridae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (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) (species)
References
edit- Phalanger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phalanger on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phalanger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Phalanger at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Phalanger in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.