Phalangeroidea
Superfamily of marsupials
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The Phalangeroidea are a superfamily of mammals that include the families Burramyidae and Phalangeridae, as well as the extinct families Ektopodontidae and Miralinidae.[1] They are mainly representatives of the possum marsupials.
| Phalangeroidea | |
|---|---|
| Eastern pygmy possum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Phalangeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Phalangeroidea Thomas, 1888 |
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