Silky cuscus
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| Silky cuscus[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phalangeridae |
| Genus: | Phalanger |
| Species: | P. sericeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalanger sericeus Thomas, 1907
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| Silky cuscus range | |
The silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]
Names
[edit | edit source]It is known as atwak, añ, sosus, or beŋ-tud in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The silky cuscus is found in abundance across high elevations in the central mountains of the island of New Guinea, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
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