Cercartetus
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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
