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   Is Phalangioidea a harvestman?

   • Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the harvestman suborder Eupnoi with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species. It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangodoidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Laniatores . This harvestmen -related article is a stub.

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   What genus is Phalangium opilio?

   • Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman". The genus Phalangium contains the following species:

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   Are phalangers endangered?

   • Phalangers are active chiefly at night. Most bear their young—usually only one but sometimes up to three—in tree hollows and unused birds’ nests; a few build leafy nests of their own. Several species are endangered: they are the prey of snakes and cats, they have been trapped for their fur, and they are threatened by loss of habitat.

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   What makes a phalangerid possum different?

   • Besides the large size, other key features distinguishing phalangerids from other possums include the presence of bare skin on at least part of the tail, and low-crowned molar teeth. They have claws on the fore feet, but none on the hind feet, although these do have an opposable first toe to help grip onto branches.

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   Phalangiidae. The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe . It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, which belongs to the suborder Laniatores .

   • Phalangioidea

     Phalangioidea. Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the...

   • Phalangodidae

     The Phalangodidae are a family of harvestmen with about 30...

   • Phalangopsidae

     The Phalangopsidae are a recently reconstituted family of...

   • Phalangium

     Phalangium. Linnaeus, 1758. Type species. Phalangium...

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   Characteristics. Classification. Vernacular names. References. Phalangeridae. The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Kingdom: Animalia

   • Family: Phalangeridae, Thomas, 1888
   • Phylum: Chordata

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   phalanger, any of several species of Australasian marsupial mammals. They are called possums in Australia and Tasmania. True phalangers are of the family Phalangeridae, which includes the cuscus.