Strigocuscus

Strigocuscus
	Strigocuscus celebensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Phalangeridae
Subfamily:	Ailuropinae
Genus:	Strigocuscus; Gray, 1861
Type species
	Strigocuscus celebensis; (Gray, 1858)
Species
	S. celebensis; S. pelengensis;

Dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus) is a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial genus in the family Phalangeridae found only in Sulawesi (the largest island in Wallacea) and some of its surrounding small offshore islands.[1] Due to the unique biogeography of Sulawesi giving sub-regions of endemism, it is likely that there are several different species or subspecies as yet to be described by science.[2] So far, the genus contains the following species:

Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis)
Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis)

References

Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Strigocuscus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Evans, Ben; Supriatna, Jatna (2003). "Monkeys and Toads Define Areas of Endemism on Sulawesi". Evolution. 57 (6): 1436–43. doi:10.1554/02-443. PMID 12894950. S2CID 6589770.

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

[2] Evans, Ben; Supriatna, Jatna (2003). "Monkeys and Toads Define Areas of Endemism on Sulawesi". Evolution. 57 (6): 1436–43. doi:10.1554/02-443. PMID 12894950. S2CID 6589770.