Strigocuscus

Genus of marsupial mammals

Strigocuscus
Strigocuscus celebensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Subfamily: Ailuropinae
Genus: Strigocuscus
J. E. Gray, 1861
Type species
Cuscus celebensis
J. E. 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:

References

  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.
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Extant Diprotodontia species
Suborder Vombatiformes
Phascolarctidae
Phascolarctos
  • Koala (P. cinereus)
Vombatidae
(wombats)
Vombatus
  • Common wombat (V. ursinus)
Lasiorhinus
  • Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons)
  • Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)
Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums)
Phalangeridae
(including cuscuses)
Ailurops
(bear cuscuses)
  • Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis)
  • Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus)
Phalanger
  • Gebe cuscus (P. alexandrae)
  • Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae)
  • Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis)
  • Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus)
  • Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae)
  • Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru)
  • Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim)
  • Southern common cuscus (P. mimicus)
  • Northern common cuscus (P. orientalis)
  • Ornate cuscus (P. ornatus)
  • Rothschild's cuscus (P. rothschildi)
  • Silky cuscus (P. sericeus)
  • Stein's cuscus (P. vestitus)
Spilocuscus
  • Admiralty Island cuscus (S. kraemeri)
  • Common spotted cuscus (S. maculatus)
  • Waigeou cuscus (S. papuensis)
  • Black-spotted cuscus (S. rufoniger)
  • Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (S. wilsoni)
Strigocuscus
  • Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (S. celebensis)
  • Banggai cuscus (S. pelegensis)
Trichosurus
(brushtail possums)
  • Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis)
  • Short-eared possum (T. caninus)
  • Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami)
  • Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii)
  • Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)
Wyulda
  • Scaly-tailed possum (W. squamicaudata)
Burramyidae
(pygmy possums)
Burramys
  • Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus)
Cercartetus
  • Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus)
  • Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus)
  • Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus)
  • Eastern pygmy possum (C. nanus)
Tarsipedidae
Tarsipes
  • Honey possum (T. rostratus)
Petauridae
Dactylopsila
  • Great-tailed triok (D. megalura)
  • Long-fingered triok (D. palpator)
  • Tate's triok (D. tatei)
  • Striped possum (D. trivirgata)
Gymnobelideus
  • Leadbeater's possum (G. leadbeateri)
Petaurus
  • Northern glider (P. abidi)
  • Yellow-bellied glider (P. australis)
  • Biak glider (P. biacensis)
  • Sugar glider (P. breviceps)
  • Mahogany glider (P. gracilis)
  • Squirrel glider (P. norfolcensis)
Pseudocheiridae
Hemibelideus
  • Lemur-like ringtail possum (H. lemuroides)
Petauroides
(greater gliders)
  • Central greater glider (P. armillatus)
  • Northern greater glider (P. minor)
  • Southern greater glider (P. volans)
Petropseudes
  • Rock-haunting ringtail possum (P. dahli)
Pseudocheirus
  • Common ringtail possum (P. peregrinus)
Pseudochirulus
  • Lowland ringtail possum (P. canescens)
  • Weyland ringtail possum (P. caroli)
  • Cinereus ringtail possum (P. cinereus)
  • Painted ringtail possum (P. forbesi)
  • Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis)
  • Masked ringtail possum (P. larvatus)
  • Pygmy ringtail possum (P. mayeri)
  • Vogelkop ringtail possum (P. schlegeli)
Pseudochirops
  • D'Albertis's ringtail possum (P. albertisii)
  • Green ringtail possum (P. archeri)
  • Plush-coated ringtail possum (P. corinnae)
  • Reclusive ringtail possum (P. coronatus)
  • Coppery ringtail possum (P. cupreus)
Acrobatidae
Acrobates
  • Feathertail glider (A. pygmaeus)
Distoechurus
  • Feather-tailed possum (D. pennatus)
Macropodidae
(includes wallabies)
Lagostrophus
  • Banded hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)
Dendrolagus
(tree-kangaroos)
  • Bennett's tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus)
  • Doria's tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus)
  • Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi)
  • Grizzled tree-kangaroo (D. inustus)
  • Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi)
  • Matschie's tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei)
  • Dingiso (D. mbaiso)
  • Ifola (D. notatus)
  • Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus)
  • Lowlands tree-kangaroo (D. spadix)
  • Tenkile (D. scottae)
  • Seri's tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum)
  • Ursine tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus)
Dorcopsis
  • Black dorcopsis (D. atrata)
  • White-striped dorcopsis (D. hageni)
  • Gray dorcopsis (D. luctuosa)
  • Brown dorcopsis (D. muelleri)
Dorcopsulus
  • Macleay's dorcopsis (D. macleayi)
  • Small dorcopsis (D. vanheurni)
Lagorchestes
(hare-wallabies)
  • Spectacled hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus)
  • Rufous hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)
Macropus
  • Western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus)
  • Eastern grey kangaroo (M. giganteus)
Notamacropus
  • Agile wallaby (N. agilis)
  • Black-striped wallaby (N. dorsalis)
  • Tammar wallaby (N. eugenii)
  • Western brush wallaby (N. irma)
  • Parma wallaby (N. parma)
  • Whiptail wallaby (N. parryi)
  • Red-necked wallaby (N. rufogriseus)
Onychogalea
(nail-tail wallabies)
  • Bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata)
  • Northern nail-tail wallaby (O. unguifera)
Osphranter
  • Antilopine kangaroo (O. antilopinus)
  • Black wallaroo (O. bernardus)
  • Common wallaroo (O. robustus)
  • Red kangaroo (O. rufus)
Petrogale
(rock-wallabies)
  • P. brachyotis species group: Short-eared rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis)
  • Monjon (P. burbidgei)
  • Nabarlek (P. concinna)
  • Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (P. wilkinsi)
  • P. xanthopus species group: Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone)
  • Rothschild's rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi)
  • Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus)
  • P. lateralis/penicillata species group: Allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis)
  • Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis)
  • Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani)
  • Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti)
  • Unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata)
  • Black-flanked rock-wallaby (P. lateralis)
  • Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba)
  • Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (P. penicillata)
  • Purple-necked rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis)
  • Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)
Setonix
  • Quokka (S. brachyurus)
Thylogale
(pademelons)
  • Tasmanian pademelon (T. billardierii)
  • Brown's pademelon (T. browni)
  • Dusky pademelon (T. brunii)
  • Calaby's pademelon (T. calabyi)
  • Mountain pademelon (T. lanatus)
  • Red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica)
  • Red-necked pademelon (T. thetis)
Wallabia
  • Swamp wallaby (W. bicolor)
Potoroidae
Aepyprymnus
  • Rufous rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)
Bettongia
(bettongs)
  • Eastern bettong (B. gaimardi)
  • Boodie (B. lesueur)
  • Woylie (B. penicillata)
  • Northern bettong (B. tropica)
Potorous
(potoroos)
  • Long-footed potoroo (P. longipes)
  • Long-nosed potoroo (P. tridactylus)
  • Gilbert's potoroo (P. gilbertii)
Hypsiprymnodontidae
Hypsiprymnodon
  • Musky rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)
Taxon identifiers
Strigocuscus


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