Sulawesi bear cuscus
| Sulawesi bear cuscus[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Ailurops |
| Species: | A. ursinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ailurops ursinus (Temminck, 1824) | |
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| Sulawesi bear cuscus range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phalanger ursinus (Temminck, 1824) | |
The Sulawesi bear cuscus or Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Salas, L., Dickman, C., Helgen, K. & Flannery, T. (2008). Ailurops ursinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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