Gymnobelideus

Translingual

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

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

1. 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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Gymnobelideus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Wildlife and Woodchips: Leadbeater's Possum: a Test Case for Sustainable Forestry. 1996. David Lindenmayer. p24.