Sulawesi dwarf cuscus

Sulawesi dwarf cuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Strigocuscus
Species: S. celebensis
Binomial name
Strigocuscus celebensis
(Gray, 1858)
Sulawesi dwarf cuscus range

The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.[2] It inhabits tropical moist lowland forest and is nocturnal, folivorous and usually found in pairs.[1] S. celebensis is threatened by hunting and deforestation.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Helgen, K.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C. & Salas, L. (2008). "Strigocuscus celebensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T20890A9234928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20890A9234928.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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