Southern common cuscus
The southern common cuscus (Phalanger mimicus), also known as Australian cuscus, grey cuscus, grey phalanger, and to-ili, is an arboreal marsupial endemic to Australia (Cape York), southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with P. intercastellanus, and before that also with P. orientalis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Phalanger |
| Species: | P. mimicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalanger mimicus Thomas, 1922 | |
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| Southern common cuscus range | |
References
- Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Salas, L.; Dickman, C. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Phalanger mimicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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