Systematics, and Biogeography of Cuscuses (Diprotodontia: Phalangeridae)
Three orders of gliding mammals have evolved: Rodentia, Dermoptera, and Marsupialia. The gliding habit is thought to have developed separately in a number of marsupial taxa. Diprotodontia is the biggest and most biologically diversified of the seven orders of marsupials.
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