Waigeou cuscus
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| Waigeou cuscus[1] | |
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| File:Waigeou Spotted Cuscus 0A2A3370.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Spilocuscus |
| Species: | S. papuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilocuscus papuensis (Desmarest, 1822)
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| File:Waigeo Cuscus area.png | |
| Waigeou cuscus range | |
The Waigeou cuscus or Waigeou spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the island of Waigeo in Indonesia,[2] and consequently the spelling Waigeo cuscus is often used instead of Waigeou cuscus. Unlike all other members of the genus Spilocuscus, both genders are whitish with black spots. It remains fairly common, but its small range makes it vulnerable to habitat loss and hunting.
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Helgen, K.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C. (2016). "Spilocuscus papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20638A21949972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20638A21949972.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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