Sulawesi bear cuscus

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Sulawesi bear cuscus[1]
Ailurops ursinus Naemundung 2 North Sulawesi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Ailurops
Species:
A. ursinus
Binomial name
Ailurops ursinus
(Temminck, 1824)
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus area.png
Sulawesi bear cuscus range
Synonyms

Phalanger ursinus (Temminck, 1824)

The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest at elevations up to 600 m and is diurnal, folivorous and often found in pairs.[2] A. ursinus is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation.[2]

Gallery

  • Male in Tangkoko Nature Reserve

    Male in Tangkoko Nature Reserve

  • Female and infant on fruiting Ficus tree in Tangkoko

    Female and infant on fruiting Ficus tree in Tangkoko

  • Bear cuscus in Sulawesi

    Bear cuscus in Sulawesi

  • Ailurops ursinus in Tangkoko

    Ailurops ursinus in Tangkoko

References

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c Salas, L.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Flannery, T. (2019). "Ailurops ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T40637A21949654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T40637A21949654.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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