Strigocuscus

Strigocuscus
Strigocuscus celebensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Phalangeridae
Subfamily:	Ailuropinae
Genus:	Strigocuscus J. E. Gray, 1861
Type species
Cuscus celebensis J. E. Gray, 1858
Species
S. celebensis S. pelengensis

Dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus) is a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial genus in the family Phalangeridae found only in Sulawesi (the largest island in Wallacea) and some of its surrounding small offshore islands. ^[1] Due to the unique biogeography of Sulawesi giving sub-regions of endemism, it is likely that there are several different species or subspecies as yet to be described by science. ^[2] So far, the genus contains the following species:

• Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis)
• Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis)

References

1. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Strigocuscus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Evans, Ben; Supriatna, Jatna (2003). "Monkeys and Toads Define Areas of Endemism on Sulawesi" . Evolution. 57 (6): 1436–43. doi:10.1554/02-443. PMID   12894950. S2CID   6589770.