Petauroidea is a superfamily of marsupials from Australia and New Guinea. It is part of the suborder Phalangeriformes within the order Diprotodontia, which also includes, among others, wombats, kangaroos, cuscuses. The superfamily Phalangeroidea, including cuscuses and brushtail possums (family Phalangeridae) and pygmy possums (family Burramyidae), is the immediate sister group of the Petauroidea.
The superfamily includes the following recent species:
Superfamily PetauroideaFamily PseudocheiridaeSubfamily HemibelideinaeGenus HemibelideusLemur-like ringtail possum, Hemibelideus lemuroidesGenus PetauroidesGreater glider, Petauroides volansSubfamily PseudocheirinaeGenus PetropseudesRock-haunting ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahliGenus PseudocheirusCommon ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinusGenus PseudochirulusLowland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus canescensWeyland ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus caroliCinereus ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus cinereusPainted ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus forbesiHerbert River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensisMasked ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus larvatusPygmy ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus mayeriVogelkop ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus schlegeliSubfamily PseudochiropinaeGenus PseudochiropsD'Albertis' ringtail possum, Pseudochirops albertisiiGreen ringtail possum, Pseudochirops archeriPlush-coated ringtail possum, Pseudochirops corinnaeReclusive ringtail possum, Pseudochirops coronatusCoppery ringtail possum, Pseudochirops cupreusFamily PetauridaeGenus DactylopsilaGreat-tailed triok, Dactylopsila megaluraLong-fingered triok, Dactylopsila palpatorTate's triok, Dactylopsila tateiStriped possum, Dactylopsila trivirgataGenus GymnobelideusLeadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateriGenus PetaurusNorthern glider, Petaurus abidiYellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australisBiak glider, Petaurus biacensisSugar glider, Petaurus brevicepsMahogany glider, Petaurus gracilisSquirrel glider, Petaurus norfolcensisFamily TarsipedidaeGenus TarsipesHoney possum or Noolbenger, Tarsipes rostratusFamily AcrobatidaeGenus AcrobatesFeathertail glider, Acrobates pygmaeusGenus DistoechurusFeather-tailed possum, Distoechurus pennatus
