Biology:Rothschild's cuscus

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Short description: Species of marsupial

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

References

  1. โ†‘ 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. 47. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000061. 
  2. โ†‘ 2.0 2.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16852/21950924. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q209558 entry