| Strigocuscus | |
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| Strigocuscus celebensis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Subfamily: | Ailuropinae |
| Genus: | Strigocuscus J. E. Gray, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Cuscus celebensis J. E. Gray, 1858 | |
| Species | |
Dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus) is anocturnal,arborealmarsupialgenus in the familyPhalangeridae found only inSulawesi (the largest island inWallacea) and some of its surrounding small offshore islands.[1] Due to the uniquebiogeography of Sulawesi giving sub-regions ofendemism, 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 followingspecies:
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