Cuscus

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Cuscus
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see phalanger.
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Phalanger - any of the numerous and varied marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Phalangeridae, found in Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands.

Cuscus identified
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A new subspecies of silky cuscus is confirmed.

Waigeo cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis)
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Strigocuscus
Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (S. celebensis) Â- Banggai Cuscus (S. pelegensis)
Trichosurus
(Brushtail possums) ...

The spotted cuscus is an endangered marsupial from New Guinea.
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Although intimately connected with the cuscuses and phalangers by means of the musk-kangaroo, the kangaroos and wallabies, together with the rat-kangaroos, are easily distinguishable from other diprotodont marsupials by their general conformation, ...

The smallest species, the Sulawesi Bear Cuscus, is cat-sized, averaging 34 cm in length, while the largest, the Black-spotted Cuscus is around 70 cm long, and weighs 5 kilograms.

Suborder: Phalangeriformes (cuscuses, brushtail possums, pygmy possums)
Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)
Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, potaroos, rat kangaroos) ...

Most of the species have a woolly coat and feed on fruits, insects, and leaves. The cuscus is the size of a house cat. The flying Phalanger has a parachute like fold of furry skin between the front and hind legs and, enabling it to glide agilely.

One proposal suggests that thylacoleonids evolved from a possum ancestor (Phalangeroidea) based on dental formula, the skull of the cuscus Phalanger, and on a phalangerid-like musculature.

See also: Kangaroo, Marsupial, Lion, Koala, Phalanger