Common spotted cuscus

Common spotted cuscus[1]
Spilocuscus maculatus (male)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Spilocuscus
Species:
S. maculatus
Binomial name
Spilocuscus maculatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1803)
Common spotted cuscus range
(brown — native, red — introduced, dark gray — origin uncertain)

The common spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus), also known as the white cuscus, is a cuscus, a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C. (2016). "Spilocuscus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20636A21950307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20636A21950307.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.