Petauroides volans

(Kerr, 1792)

Southern Greater Glider

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Pseudocheiridae
Subfamily : Hemibelideinae
Genus : Petauroides

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664223

Original name as described

Didelphis volans

Other common names

Greater Glider · Greater Gliding Possum

Type locality

"New South Wales," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. armillatus and P. minor, although this arrangement has not received widespread support and some authors maintain both species under P. volans

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., and P. Schouten. 2012. Gliding mammals of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. · Jackson, S., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton. · McGregor, D.C., Padovan, A., Georges, A. et al. (2020). Genetic evidence supports three previously described species of greater glider, Petauroides volans, P. minor, and P. armillatus. Science Reports 10, 19284.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000351

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Petauroides volans incanus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

incanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.29.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1dbf28c7-b81f-4b8a-b5f0-1e9217b92ec6

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355493

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus taguanoïdes

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

taguanoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-408

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-408

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044168

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1863:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus Peronii

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-409

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1990-409

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044172

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus macrourus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207692

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Petaurus macrurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Schoinobates volans

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Petauroides volans

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40579/166500472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petauroides volans volans

Groves, 2005

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phalangista macroura

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Didelphis volans

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

volans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664223

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Didelphis Voluccella

(F. A. A. Meyer, 1793)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

voluccella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

26, 174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27654908 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27655075

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Didelphis Macroura

(G. K. Shaw, 1794)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33; Plate 12

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phalangista petaurista

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

petaurista

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

150

Authority publication

Paris

Petaurus niger

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

1119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375866

Authority publication

Jena

petaurus didelphoides

(F. Cuvier, 1825)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

didelphoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petaurus maximus

(Partington, 1837)

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

424

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Petauroides volans incus

McGregor, Padovan, Georges, Krockenberger, Yoon, & Youngentob, 2020

Family

Pseudocheiridae

Root name

incus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Scientific Reports

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