Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Diprotodontia Owen, 1866
Suborder Phalangeriformes Szalay, 1982
Superfamily Petauroidea Bonaparte, 1838
Family Petauridae Bonaparte, 1838 - gliding, ring-tailed, and striped possums
Genus Petaurus Shaw, 1791 - lesser gliding possums
Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1838[1839] - sugar glider
[Petaurus breviceps breviceps]ᵀ Waterhouse, 1838[1839]