Order Diprotodontia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 43 70 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Petaurus Shaw 1791 Petaurus Shaw 1791 , Nat. Misc., 2: pl. 60 . Type Species: Petaurus australis Shaw 1791 Synonyms: Belideus Waterhouse 1839 ; Petaurella Matschie 1916 ; Petaurula Matschie 1916 ; Ptilotus G. Fischer 1814 ; Xenochirus Gloger 1841 . Species and subspecies: 6 species with 6 subspecies: Species Petaurus abidi Ziegler 1981 Species Petaurus australis Shaw 1791 Subspecies Petaurus australis subsp. australis Shaw 1791 Subspecies Petaurus australis subsp. reginae Thomas 1923 Species Petaurus biacensis Ulmer 1940 Species Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse 1838 Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. breviceps Waterhouse 1838 Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. ariel Gould 1842 Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. longicaudatus Longman 1924 Subspecies Petaurus breviceps subsp. papuanus Thomas 1888 Species Petaurus gracilis de Vis 1883 Species Petaurus norfolcensis Kerr 1792