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Spilocuscus

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Spilocuscus[1]
Common spotted cuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Spilocuscus
J. E. Gray, 1861
Type species
Phalangista maculata
Desmarest, 1818
Species

Spilocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. Its members are found on the Cape York Peninsula of Australia, New Guinea, and smaller nearby islands. It contains the following species:

References

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Spilocuscus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.