Rothschild's cuscus

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Rothschild's cuscus [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Phalanger
Species:
P. rothschildi
Binomial name
Phalanger rothschildi
Thomas, 1898
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Rothschild's cuscus range

Rothschild's cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi), also called the Obi Island cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the islands of Obi, Bisa and Obilatu in the Obi Islands of Maluku province, Indonesia. [2]

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References

  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 47. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  2. 1 2 Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Flannery, T. (2016). "Phalanger rothschildi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16852A21950924. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16852A21950924.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.