Editing Phalangeriformes (section)

== Classification ==
{{main|List of phalangeriformes}}
[[File:Eastern Pygmy Possum Pilliga Forest NSW.jpg|thumb|[[Eastern pygmy possum]], [[Pilliga forest]], NSW]]
[[File:Ailurops ursinus Naemundung 2 North Sulawesi.jpg|thumb|[[Sulawesi bear cuscus]]]]
[[File:Southern Brown Cuscus, photo by CNZdenek & AJBurnett.jpg|thumb|[[Southern common cuscus]], [[Cape York Peninsula]], Queensland]]
[[File:Phalanger maculatus (male) - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC03051.JPG|thumb|[[Common spotted cuscus]], [[Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova|Genoa]]]]
[[File:Ringtail Possum. Brisbane.jpg|thumb|[[Common ringtail possum]], [[Brisbane]]]]
[[File:PhalangistaHerbertensisSmit.jpg|thumb|[[Herbert River ringtail possum]], 1884]]
[[File:Striped Possum JCB.jpg|thumb|[[Striped possum]], [[Crater Lakes National Park]], Queensland]]
[[File:Sugar Gliders eating Mealworms.jpg|thumb|[[Sugar glider]]s at mealtime]]
[[File:Feathertail glider, Acrobates pygmaeus (Tony Rees photograph).jpg|thumb|The diminutive [[feathertail glider]]]]

About two-thirds of Australian marsupials belong to the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Diprotodontia]], which is split into three [[suborder]]s, namely the [[Vombatiformes]] ([[wombat]]s and the [[koala]], four species in total); the large and diverse Phalangeriformes (the possums and gliders) and [[Macropodiformes]] ([[kangaroo]]s, [[potoroo]]s, [[wallaby|wallabies]] and the [[musky rat-kangaroo]]). Note: this classification is based on Ruedas & Morales 2005.{{clarification needed|reason=This reference seems to be about the arrangement of genera in Phalangeridae and its subfamilies (I can't access the full text of the article, though). If so this statement about the classification is misleading.|date=March 2021}} However, Phalangeriformes has been recovered as paraphyletic with respect to Macropodiformes, rendering the latter a subset of the former if Phalangeriformes are to be considered a natural group.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Warburton|first1=Natalie M.|last2=Prideaux|first2=Gavin J.|title=The skeleton of Congruus kitcheneri, a semiarboreal kangaroo from the Pleistocene of southern Australia|journal=Royal Society Open Science|year=2021|volume=8|issue=3|pages=202216|doi=10.1098/rsos.202216|pmid=33959368|pmc=8074921|bibcode=2021RSOS....802216W|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Eldridge|first1=Mark D B|last2=Beck|first2=Robin M D|last3=Croft|first3=Darin A|last4=Travouillon|first4=Kenny J|last5=Fox|first5=Barry J|date=2019-05-23|title=An emerging consensus in the evolution, phylogeny, and systematics of marsupials and their fossil relatives (Metatheria)|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz018|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=100|issue=3|pages=802–837|doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyz018|issn=0022-2372}}</ref>

* Suborder '''Phalangeriformes''': possums, gliders and allies 
** Superfamily [[Phalangeroidea]]
*** Family †[[Ektopodontidae]]:
**** Genus †''[[Ektopodon]]''
***** ''†[[Ektopodon serratus]]''
***** ''†[[Ektopodon stirtoni]]''
***** ''†[[Ektopodon ulta]]''
*** Family [[Burramyidae]]: ([[pygmy possums]])
**** Genus ''[[Burramys]]''
***** [[Mountain pygmy possum]], ''B. parvus''
**** Genus ''[[Cercartetus]]''
***** [[Long-tailed pygmy possum]], ''C. caudatus''
***** [[Southwestern pygmy possum]], ''C. concinnus''
***** [[Tasmanian pygmy possum]], ''C. lepidus''
***** [[Eastern pygmy possum]], ''C. nanus''
*** Family [[Phalangeridae]]: ([[brushtail possums]] and [[cuscus]]es)
**** Subfamily [[Ailuropinae]]
***** Genus ''[[Ailurops]]''
****** [[Talaud bear cuscus]], ''A. melanotis''
****** [[Sulawesi bear cuscus]], ''A. ursinus''
***** Genus ''[[Strigocuscus]]''
****** [[Sulawesi dwarf cuscus]], ''S. celebensis''
****** [[Banggai cuscus]], ''S. pelegensis''
**** Subfamily Phalangerinae
***** Tribe Phalangerini
****** Genus ''[[Phalanger]]''
******* [[Gebe cuscus]], ''P. alexandrae''
******* [[Mountain cuscus]], ''P. carmelitae''
******* [[Ground cuscus]], ''P. gymnotis''
******* [[Eastern common cuscus]], ''P. intercastellanus''
******* [[Woodlark cuscus]], ''P. lullulae''
******* [[Blue-eyed cuscus]], ''P. matabiru''
******* [[Telefomin cuscus]], ''P. matanim''
******* [[Southern common cuscus]], ''P. mimicus''
******* [[Northern common cuscus]], ''P. orientalis''
******* [[Ornate cuscus]], ''P. ornatus''
******* [[Rothschild's cuscus]], ''P. rothschildi''
******* [[Silky cuscus]], ''P. sericeus''
******* [[Stein's cuscus]], ''P. vestitus''
****** Genus ''[[Spilocuscus]]''
******* [[Admiralty Island cuscus]], ''S. kraemeri''
******* [[Common spotted cuscus]], ''S. maculatus''
******* [[Waigeou cuscus]], ''S. papuensis''
******* [[Black-spotted cuscus]], ''S. rufoniger''
******* [[Blue-eyed spotted cuscus]], ''S. wilsoni''
***** Tribe Trichosurini
****** Genus ''[[Trichosurus]]''
******* [[Northern brushtail possum]], ''T. arnhemensis''
******* [[Short-eared possum]], ''T. caninus''
******* [[Mountain brushtail possum]], ''T. cunninghami''
******* [[Coppery brushtail possum]], ''T. johnstonii''
******* [[Common brushtail possum]], ''T. vulpecula''
****** Genus ''[[Wyulda]]''
******* [[Scaly-tailed possum]], ''W. squamicaudata''
** Superfamily [[Petauroidea]]
*** Family [[Pseudocheiridae]]: ([[ring-tailed possum]]s and allies)
**** Subfamily Hemibelideinae
***** Genus ''[[Hemibelideus]]''
****** [[Lemur-like ringtail possum]], ''H. lemuroides''
***** Genus ''[[Petauroides]]''
****** [[Central greater glider]], ''P. armillatus''
******[[Northern greater glider]], ''P. minor''
******[[Petauroides volans|Southern greater glider]], ''P. volans''
**** Subfamily Pseudocheirinae
***** Genus ''[[Petropseudes]]''
****** [[Rock-haunting ringtail possum]], ''P. dahli''
***** Genus ''[[Pseudocheirus]]''
****** [[Common ringtail possum]], ''P. peregrinus''
***** Genus ''[[Pseudochirulus]]''
****** [[Lowland ringtail possum]], ''P. canescens''
****** [[Weyland ringtail possum]], ''P. caroli''
****** [[Cinereus ringtail possum]], ''P. cinereus''
****** [[Painted ringtail possum]], ''P. forbesi''
****** [[Herbert River ringtail possum]], ''P. herbertensis''
****** [[Masked ringtail possum]], ''P. larvatus''
****** [[Pygmy ringtail possum]], ''P. mayeri''
****** [[Vogelkop ringtail possum]], ''P. schlegeli''
**** Subfamily [[Pseudochiropsinae]]
***** Genus ''[[Pseudochirops]]''
****** [[D'Albertis' ringtail possum]], ''P. albertisii''
****** [[Green ringtail possum]], ''P. archeri''
****** [[Plush-coated ringtail possum]], ''P. corinnae''
****** [[Reclusive ringtail possum]], ''P. coronatus''
****** [[Coppery ringtail possum]], ''P. cupreus''
*** Family [[Petauridae]]: ([[striped possum]], [[Leadbeater's possum]], [[yellow-bellied glider]], [[sugar glider]], [[mahogany glider]], [[squirrel glider]])
**** Genus ''[[Dactylopsila]]''
***** [[Great-tailed triok]], ''D. megalura''
***** [[Long-fingered triok]], ''D. palpator''
***** [[Tate's triok]], ''D. tatei''
***** [[Striped possum]], ''D. trivirgata''
**** Genus ''[[Gymnobelideus]]''
***** [[Leadbeater's possum]], ''G. leadbeateri''
**** Genus ''[[Petaurus]]''
***** [[Northern glider]], ''P''. ''abidi''
***** [[Savanna glider]], ''P. ariel''
***** [[Yellow-bellied glider]], ''P. australis''
***** [[Biak glider]], ''P. biacensis''
***** [[Sugar glider]], ''P. breviceps''
***** [[Mahogany glider]], ''P. gracilis''
***** [[Squirrel glider]], ''P. norfolcensis''
***** [[Krefft's glider]], ''P. notatus''
*** Family [[Tarsipedidae]]: ([[honey possum]])
**** Genus ''[[Tarsipes]]''
***** [[Honey possum]] or ''noolbenger'', ''T. rostratus''
*** Family [[Acrobatidae]]: ([[feathertail glider]] and [[feather-tailed possum]])
**** Genus ''[[Acrobates]]''
***** [[Feathertail glider]], ''A. pygmaeus''
**** Genus ''[[Distoechurus]]''
***** [[Feather-tailed possum]], ''D. pennatus''