Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Petauridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 234627
Alternative combination: Petaurus (Belideus) breviceps
Synonyms: Petaurus (Belideus) notatus Peters 1859 (no. 234628), Petaurus kohlsi Troughton 1945 (no. 234630)
Belongs to Petaurus according to M. J. Smith 1973
Sister taxa: Petaurus (Belideus), Petaurus (Petaurella), Petaurus (Petaurula), Petaurus gracilis, Petaurus norfolcensis
Subtaxa: Petaurus breviceps ariel, Petaurus breviceps biacensis, Petaurus breviceps breviceps, Petaurus breviceps flavidus, Petaurus breviceps longicaudatus, Petaurus breviceps papuanus, Petaurus breviceps tafa
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-frugivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 34.0, fibula length 40.1, humerus length 27.3, radius length 33.9, scapula length 14.1, skull 34.1 x 24.4, tibia length 40.9, ulna length 37.9
Estimated body mass: 201.4 g based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length