After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Roberts, Archer, Hand & Godthelp, 2009, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Pseudocheiridae Winge, 1893 sensu Archer, 1984 [taxonomic history] (pussioravat) |-- †Paljara tirarense Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987; E.Mio. Aust. |--o †Pildra Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987; E.Mio. Aust. | |-- †P. magnus Pledge, 1987 | |-- †P. antiquus Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987 | |-- †P. secundus Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987 | `-- †P. tertius Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987 `--+--+--o †Marlu Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987; Olig.-Mio. Aust. | | |-- †M. praecursor Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987 | | `--+-- †M. kujamarpensis Woodburne, Tedford & Archer, in Archer, 1987 | | |-- †M. sp. cf. M. kujamarpensis [Pledge, 1987] | | |-- †M. sp. cf. M. kujamarpensis [Megirian et al., 2004] | | |-- †M. karya Roberts, Archer, Hand & Godthelp, 2009 | | |-- †M. syke Roberts, Archer, Hand & Godthelp, 2009 | | `-- †M. ampelos Roberts, Archer, Hand & Godthelp, 2009 | `--o †Pseudokoala Turnbull & Lundelius, 1970; Plio.-Pleist. Aust. | |-- †P. erlita Throughton & Lundelius, 1970 | `-- †P. cathysanatamaria Archer, Black & Nettle, 1997 |--o Pseudocheirus Ogilby, 1837 [Pseudochirus Ogilby, 1836 (nomen nudum); Hepoona Gray, in Grey, 1841] [incl. Pseudochirops Matschie, 1915; Pseudochirulus Matschie, 1915] (ring-tailed possums) | |-- P. marshalli Throughton & Lundelius, 1970 | |-- P. stirtoni Throughton & Lundelius, 1970 | |-- P. canescens (lowland ringtail) | |-- P. mayeri (pygmy ringtail) | |-- P. caroli (weyland ringtail) | |-- P. schlegeli (Arfak ringtail) | |-- P. forbesi (painted ringtail) | |--o P. peregrinus Boddaert, 1785 (pussiorava) | | |-- P. p. peregrinus Boddaert, 1785 | | |-- P. p. cooki | | `-- P. p. viverrinus | `-- P. herbertensis (Herbert River ringtail possum) |--o Pseudochirops Matschie, 1915 [Pseudocheirus Ogilby, 1837; McKenna & Bell, 1997] [incl. Petropseudes Thomas, 1923] | |?- †P. winteri Mackness & Archer, 2001 | |-- (Petropseudes) dahli (Collett, 1895) Thomas, 1923 (dahlinpussiorava) | `--o (Pseudochirops) Matschie, 1915 | |-- P. (P.) cupreus (coppery Ringtail) | |-- P. (P.) albertisii (d'Albertis' Ringtail) | |-- P. (P.) corinnae (plush-coated Ringtail) | `-- P. (P.) archeri (Collett, 1884) (green Ringtail Possum) |-- Hemibelideus lemuroides Collett, 1884 [Pseudocheirus (Hemibelideus) lemuroides] (lemuroid or lemurlike ringtail) `-- Schoinobates volans (Kerr, 1792) Lesson, 1842 [Petaurista Desmarest, 1820 (non Petaurista Link, 1795 (Rodentia)); Petauroides Thomas, 1888; Volucella Bechstein, in Pennant, 1800 (non Volucella E.L. Geoffroy, 1762 (Insecta) nor Voluccella Fabricius, 1794 (Mollusca))] (jättiliito-orava)
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698, 698. - McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's Mammals of the World; Part 1.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xlviii-642-lxiii - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's mammals of the World; Part 2.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xii-643-1629 - Roberts, K. K., Archer, M., Hand, S. J. & Godthelp, H., 2009: New Australian Oligocene to Miocene ringtail possums (Pseudocheiridae) and revision of the genus Marlu.
–Palaeontology: Vol. 52, #2, pp. 441-156 [doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00852.x]
Special thanks to:
Jos H. M. Dols, for gathering additional information and missing species.