Stein's cuscus

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Stein's cuscus [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Phalanger
Species:
P. vestitus
Binomial name
Phalanger vestitus
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Stein's cuscus range

Stein's cuscus (Phalanger vestitus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. 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. 1 2 Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Salas, L.; Dickman, C. (2016). "Phalanger vestitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16850A21950723. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16850A21950723.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.