Biology:Strigocuscus
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Short description: Genus of marsupial mammals
| Strigocuscus | |
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| Strigocuscus celebensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily: | Ailuropinae |
| Genus: | Strigocuscus Gray, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Cuscus celebensis (Gray, 1858)
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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:
- Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis)
- Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis)
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Strigocuscus". in Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000076.
- ↑ 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. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1554/02-443.
Wikidata ☰ Q889585 entry
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