Biology:Sulawesi bear cuscus
| Sulawesi bear cuscus[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Ailurops |
| Species: | A. ursinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ailurops ursinus (Temminck, 1824)
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| Sulawesi bear cuscus range | |
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Phalanger ursinus (Temminck, 1824) | |
The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest at elevations up to 600 m (2,000 ft) and is diurnal, folivorous and often found in pairs.[2] A. ursinus is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation.[2]
When approached, their automatic reaction is to wrap their tail around a nearby branch and switch from tripedal and bipedal posture with their foreleg raised. While doing these movements, they're constantly making short, harsh sounds.[3]
Bear cuscuses can feed on the young leaves of up to 31 different species of plants varying from trees, lianas, and mistletoes.[4] Feeding only amounts to about 5% of their daily activity, compared to about 63% spent on resting.[4]
Gallery
Male in Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Female and infant on fruiting Ficus tree in Tangkoko
Bear cuscus in Sulawesi
Ailurops ursinus in Tangkoko
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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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000035.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Salas, L.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Flannery, T. (2019). "Ailurops ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T40637A21949654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T40637A21949654.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40637/21949654. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Bool, Ian; Slaymaker, Matthew; Magrath, Robert D.; Arfian, Arthur; Karya, Adi; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Courtney Jones, Stephanie K. (May 2021). "First record of acoustic behaviour in Sulawesi bear cuscus ( Ailurops ursinus )" (in en). Austral Ecology 46 (3): 507–512. doi:10.1111/aec.12993. ISSN 1442-9985. Bibcode: 2021AusEc..46..507B. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.12993.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dwiyahreni, Asri A.; Kinnaird, Margaret F.; O'Brien, Timothy G.; Supriatna, Jatna; Andayani, Noviar (1999). "Diet and Activity of the Bear Cuscus, Ailurops ursinus, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia". Journal of Mammalogy 80 (3): 905–12. doi:10.2307/1383259. ISSN 0022-2372.
Wikidata ☰ Q209755 entry
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