Cuscus
For the North African dish, see Couscous.
| Cuscus | |
|---|---|
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| Common spotted cuscus. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae in part |
| Genus | |
Cuscus (/ˈkʌskʌs/) is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum:
The name is also applied in parts of Indonesia to the Sunda slow loris where people do not distinguish this from the "Kuskus" possums.
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