pha·lan·ger 
(fə-lănjər)
(fə-lănjər)n.
Any of various small arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, having a long tail and dense woolly fur.
[New Latin, from Greek phalanx, phalang-, toe bone (from its fused hind toes); see PHALANX.]