Talaud Bear Cuscus

Talaud Bear Cuscus[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Ailurops
Species: A. melanotis
Binomial name
Ailurops melanotis
(Thomas, 1898)
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]

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Flannery, T. & Helgen, K. (2008). Ailurops melanotis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2008-11-24.