Sulawesi Bear Cuscus

Sulawesi Bear Cuscus[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Ailurops
Species: A. ursinus
Binomial name
Ailurops ursinus
(Temminck, 1824)
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus range
Synonyms

Phalanger ursinus (Temminck, 1824)

The Sulawesi Bear Cuscus or Sulawesi Bear Phalanger (Ailurops ursinus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]

References

  1. ^ Groves, Colin P. (16 November 2005). "Order Diprotodontia (pp. 43-70)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000035. 
  2. ^ a b Salas, L., Dickman, C., Helgen, K. & Flannery, T. (2008). Ailurops ursinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable