Gymnobelideus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + Belideus (“a genus associated with the sugar glider”), from βέλος (bélos, “dart, arrow”).
Belideus refers to the resemblance of the Leadbeater's possum to the sugar glider (a related species), and gymno- (naked) refers to the absence of a gliding membrane, highlighting a key difference. Authored by Frederick McCoy in 1867.
Proper noun
Gymnobelideus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the single species Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater's possum).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Petauridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater's possum) (sole species)
References
- Gymnobelideus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gymnobelideus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Gymnobelideus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Gymnobelideus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Wildlife and Woodchips: Leadbeater's Possum: a Test Case for Sustainable Forestry. 1996. David Lindenmayer. p24.
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