Greater glider

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Name (Latin)
Greater glider
Other forms of name
Black flying opossum
Didelphis volans
Flying opossum, Black
Petaurista taguanoides
Petauroides volans
Petaurus macrourus
Petaurus niger
Phalanger volans
Phalangista macroura
Phalangista volans
Taguan glider
Voluccella macroura
See Also From tracing topical name
Petauroides
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q668004
Library of congress: sh2010015163
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Kerle, A. Possums : the brushtails, ringtails, and greater glider, 2001:p. 37 (Greater Glider, Petauroides volans; described as "Black Flying Opossum" in 1789; named by Kerr in 1792 as Didelphis volans; once called "Taguan Glider")
  • Wikipedia, Dec. 8, 2010(Greater Glider (Petauroides volans))
  • ITIS, Dec. 8, 2010(Petauroides volans -- valid -- Greater Glider)
  • Mammal species of the world, 3rd ed., via WWW, Dec. 8, 2010(Petauroides volans; common name: Greater Glider)
  • Australian faunal directory, via WWW, Dec. 8, 2010(Petauroides volans, Greater Glider; Synonyms: Voluccella macroura, Phalanger volans, Phalangista volans, Petaurus niger, Petaurus macrourus, Petaurista taguanoides, Phalangista macroura, Petaurista volans)