Phalangeridae
Family of marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives. Considered a type of possum, most species are arboreal, and they inhabit a wide range of forest habitats from alpine woodland to eucalypt forest and tropical jungle. Many species have been introduced to various non-native habitats by humans for thousands of years.[2]
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Phalangeridae[1] | |
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Common brushtail possum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Superfamily: | Phalangeroidea |
Family: | Phalangeridae Thomas, 1888 |
Type genus | |
Phalanger Storr, 1780 | |
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