Phalanger Storr 1780 (cuscus)
Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 40124
Synonym: Phalangista Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 (taxon 103616)
Parent taxon: Phalangeridae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Ailuropinae, Cercaertus, Palaeopetaurus, Phalangerinae, Trichosurus, Wyulda, Balantia, Phascolaretus
Subtaxa: Phalanger breviceps, Phalanger carmelitae, Phalanger gymnotis, Phalanger intercastellanus, Phalanger leucippus, Phalanger maculatus, Phalanger orientalis, Phalanger sericeus, Phalangista cookii
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-insectivore