Dactylonax
Genus of mammals
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Dactylonax is a genus of petaurid marsupials. In 2026, a species that was thought to be extinct for 6000 years was discovered in New Guinea. Research on this discovery, along with comparisons with other members of genus Dactylopsila, led to a proposal to split Dactylopsila into two genera as follows: Dactylopsila would retain D. megalura, D. tatei, and D. trivirgata. Genus Dactylonax would be resurrected with D. palpator as its type, but sensu stricto. Dactylonax ernstmayri, formerly a subspecies of D. palpator, would be elevated to species level, and the rediscovered Dactylonax kambuayai placed in the resurrected genus. In addition, these two genera are combined in subfamily Dactylopsilinae.[1]
| Dactylonax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Petauridae |
| Subfamily: | Dactylopsilinae |
| Genus: | Dactylonax Thomas, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Dactylopsila palpator Milne-Edwards, 1888 | |
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