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| Feathertail glider[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Acrobatidae |
| Genus: | Acrobates Desmarest, 1818 |
| Species: | A. pygmaeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793)
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| Distribution of the feathertail glider | |
The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse,[3] is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding mammal and is named for its long feather-shaped tail.
A second species, the broad-toed feathertail glider (Acrobates (Dromicia) frontalis, De Vis 1887) is recognised by some authors[4] based on unpublished genetic studies and cryptic morphological differences in toe and tail characteristics. With this recognition, it is suggested that Acrobates pygmaeus takes the common name narrow-toed feathertail glider.
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Dickman, C.; McKenzie, N. & Menkhorst, P. (2016). "Acrobates pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40584A21963834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40584A21963834.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Acrobates pygmaeus (G. Shaw, 1794)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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