Sulawesi dwarf cuscus

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The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.[2] It inhabits tropical moist lowland forest and is nocturnal, folivorous and usually found in pairs.[1] S. celebensis is threatened by hunting and deforestation.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraclass:Marsupialia
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Sulawesi dwarf cuscus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Strigocuscus
Species:
S. celebensis
Binomial name
Strigocuscus celebensis
(J. E. Gray, 1858)
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