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Strigocuscus

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Strigocuscus
Strigocuscus celebensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Species

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:

References

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  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.