Silky cuscus

Silky cuscus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Phalanger
Species:
P. sericeus
Binomial name
Phalanger sericeus
Thomas, 1907
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]

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  2. ^ a b Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, S.; Aplin, K.; Salas, L.; Dickman, C. (2016). "Phalanger sericeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16855A21951235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16855A21951235.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.