Phalanger_ornatus

Ornate cuscus

Ornate cuscus

Species of marsupial

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 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[2]

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References

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    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.
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    Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Flannery, T. (2016). "Phalanger ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16854A21951066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16854A21951066.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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