Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Metatheria Huxley, 1880 see Infraclass Metatheria Huxley, 1880
                 Order Marsupialia Jameson, 1818 - marsupials see Cohort Marsupialia Jameson, 1818
                   Family Phalangeridae Thomas, 1888 - possums and cuscuses
                     Subfamily Phalangerinae Thomas, 1888
                       Genus Petaurus Shaw, 1791 - lesser gliding possums
                         Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838[1839] - sugar glider
                           1 Petaurus breviceps papuanus Thomas, 1888