Spilocuscus

Spilocuscus[1]
	Common spotted cuscus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Phalangeridae
Genus:	Spilocuscus; Gray, 1861
Type species
	Phalangista maculata; Desmarest, 1818
Species
	S. kraemeri; S. maculatus; S. papuensis; S. rufoniger; S. wilsoni;

Spilocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. Its members are found on the Cape York Peninsula of Australia, New Guinea, and smaller nearby islands. It contains the following species:

Admiralty Island cuscus, Spilocuscus kraemeri
Common spotted cuscus, Spilocuscus maculatus
Waigeou cuscus, Spilocuscus papuensis
Black-spotted cuscus, Spilocuscus rufoniger
Blue-eyed spotted cuscus, Spilocuscus wilsoni

References

Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Spilocuscus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[msw3-1] Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Spilocuscus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.