Phalanger
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| Genus: | Phalanger Storr, 1780
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Phalanger, from the Greek Phalangion, meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toes[1] is a genus of possum. They are marsupials of the family Phalangeridae.[2] It is one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to as cuscuses. In Australia, however, they are called possums.[3]
- Genus Phalanger
- Gebe cuscus, P. alexandrae
- Mountain cuscus, P. carmelitae
- Ground cuscus, P. gymnotis
- Eastern common cuscus, P. intercastellanus
- Woodlark cuscus, P. lullulae
- Blue-eyed cuscus, P. matabiru
- Telefomin cuscus, P. matanim
- Southern common cuscus, P. mimicus
- Northern common cuscus, P. orientalis
- Ornate cuscus, P. ornatus
- Rothschild's cuscus, P. rothschildi
- Silky cuscus, P. sericeus
- Stein's cuscus, P. vestitus
- Spotted cuscus, P. maculatus
References
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- ^ Chambers English Dictionary
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Phalanger". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 46–48. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Phalanger. (2013). Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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