Petauroides

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Petauroides is a genus of Australian gliding marsupials commonly known as greater gliders, noted for their large size and extensive patagium used for arboreal gliding.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Petauroides canonical 2
Petauroides volans 2
Petauroides armillatus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityCycle nocturnal
bodyCovering fur
class Mammalia
commonName greater gliders
linked to: greater glider
conservationConcern climate change
habitat loss
describedAs Australian gliding marsupials
diet folivorous
herbivorous
ecologicalRole folivore in eucalypt forests
endemicTo Australia
family Pseudocheiridae
foundIn eastern Australia
southeastern Australia
geographicDistribution forested regions of eastern Australia
habitat eucalypt forests
montane forests
hasAnatomicalStructure patagium
hasSpecies Petauroides armillatus
linked to: Petauroides

Petauroides minor
linked to: Petauroides

Petauroides volans
linked to: Petauroides
hasVertebralColumn true
infraclass Marsupialia
isMammalType marsupial glider
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
locomotion gliding
movementAdaptation arboreal gliding
nativeTo Australia
notableFor large body size among gliding marsupials
order Diprotodontia
phylum Chordata
primaryFood eucalyptus leaves
reproduction marsupial
socialBehavior solitary
suborder Phalangeriformes
taxonRank genus
thermoregulation endothermic
usesStructureFor patagium for gliding between trees

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pseudocheiridae containsGenus Petauroides
Pseudocheiridae includesSpecies Petauroides volans
linked to: Petauroides
Petauroides hasSpecies Petauroides volans
linked to: Petauroides
Petauroides hasSpecies Petauroides minor
linked to: Petauroides
Petauroides hasSpecies Petauroides armillatus
linked to: Petauroides
greater glider genus Petauroides