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Distoechurus (feather-tailed possum)
Taxonomy
Distoechurus was named by Peters (1874). It is extant.
It was assigned to Burramyidae by Turner and McKay (1989); and to Acrobatidae by Springer et al. (1994).
It was assigned to Burramyidae by Turner and McKay (1989); and to Acrobatidae by Springer et al. (1994).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Distoechurus Peters p. 303 |
| 1989 | Distoechurus Turner and McKay |
| 1994 | Distoechurus Springer et al. p. 86 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Distoechurus Peters 1874 [feather-tailed possum]
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Distoechurus pennatus Peters 1874 [feather-tailed possum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available