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Ornate cuscus

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Ornate Cuscus[1]
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P. ornatus
Binomial name
Phalanger ornatus
(Gray, 1860)

The Ornate Cuscus or Molluccan Cuscus (Phalanger ornatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the North Maluku islands of Halmahera, Bacan and possibly Morotai.[2]

References

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). 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.
  2. ^ a b Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern