Banggai cuscus
Banggai cuscus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Phalangeridae |
Genus: | Strigocuscus |
Species: | S. pelengensis |
Binomial name | |
Strigocuscus pelengensis (Tate, 1945) | |
Banggai Cuscus range |
The Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
It is a species of cuscus, a type of possum. It is found in the Peleng and Sula Islands of Indonesia.[2]
References
- ↑ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Flannery, T.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Strigocuscus pelengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ Mammal Species of the World By Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, page 49
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