Talaud Bear Cuscus
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| Talaud Bear Cuscus[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Ailurops |
| Species: | A. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ailurops melanotis (Thomas, 1898) |
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| Talaud Bear Cuscus range | |
The Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. It is endemic to Salibabu Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 45. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Flannery, T. & Helgen, K. (2008). Ailurops melanotis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2008-11-24.
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