Ornate cuscus
| Ornate Cuscus[1] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. ornatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phalanger ornatus (Gray, 1860)
| |
| |
| Ornate Cuscus range | |
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 Morotai, at elevations from sea level to 1000 m.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
_white_background.jpg?lang=en){kind=small} | This article about a diprotodont is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |