Phalangerinae Thomas 1888

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 45

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scientific name	Phalangerinae Thomas 1888
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Treatment

Phalangerinae Thomas 1888 , Cat. Marsup. Monotr. Brit. Mus.: 126.

Genera: 5 genera with 25 species in 2 tribes:

Tribe Phalangerini Thomas 1888

Genus Phalanger Storr 1780 (13 species with 10 subspecies)

Genus Spilocuscus Gray 1861 (4 species with 4 subspecies)

Tribe Trichosurini Flynn 1911

Genus Strigocuscus Gray 1861 (2 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Trichosurus Lesson 1828 (5 species)

Genus Wyulda Alexander 1918 (1 species)

Discussion: Norris (1994), studying the anatomy of the periotic, and Kirsch et al. (1997), on molecular grounds, divided this subfamily into two tribes, Phalangerini and Trichosurini .