The Phalangeroidea are a
superfamily of
mammals that include the families
Burramyidae
The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped into two genera. Four of the species are endemic to Australia, with one species also co-occu ...
and
Phalangeridae
The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives. Considered a type of possum, most species are arboreal, ...
, as well as the extinct families
Ektopodontidae and
Miralinidae.
They are mainly representatives of the possum marsupials.
References
Possums
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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