Silky cuscus [1] | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Phalangeridae |
Genus: | Phalanger |
Species: | P. sericeus
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Binomial name | |
Phalanger sericeus
Thomas, 1907
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Silky cuscus range |
The silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [2]
It is known as atwak, añ, sosus, or beŋ-tud in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. [3]
The silky cuscus is found in abundance across high elevations in the central mountains of the island of New Guinea, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. [2]
Silky cuscus [1] | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Phalangeridae |
Genus: | Phalanger |
Species: | P. sericeus
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Binomial name | |
Phalanger sericeus
Thomas, 1907
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Silky cuscus range |
The silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [2]
It is known as atwak, añ, sosus, or beŋ-tud in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. [3]
The silky cuscus is found in abundance across high elevations in the central mountains of the island of New Guinea, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. [2]