Acrobatidae
- Acrobates
- Distoechurus
- Narrow-toed feathertail glider Acrobates pygmaeus
Photo: maxark · CC BY 4.0 A tiny gliding marsupial with a feather-like tail.
- Feather-tailed Possum Distoechurus pennatus
Photo: Daniel · CC BY 4.0 The feathertail possum lives in New Guinea's forests. It has a feather-like fringe on its tail but no membrane for gliding.
- Broad-toed Feather-tailed Glider Acrobates frontalis
Photo: Scott W. Gavins · CC BY 4.0 This small marsupial occurs in eastern Australia. A 2023 paper describes long hairs projecting from both sides of the tail in living Acrobates, including A. frontalis, giving it a feather-like edge.
