Phalanger

See also: phalanger

Translingual

Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.

Proper noun

Phalanger m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums also called cuscuses.

Synonyms

• (genus): Phalangista

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; Phalangeridae - family

Hyponyms

• (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

• 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.
• Phalanger at Encyclopedia of Life