Northern Common Cuscus
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Phalanger orientalis (Pallas, 1766) |
The Grey Cuscus or Northern Common Cuscus (Phalanger orientalis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 47. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Ailurops ursinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.