Waigeo cuscus

(Spilocuscus papuensis)

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Description

Spilocuscus papuensis is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.Endemic of New Guinea West in Indonesia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Diprotodontia

Family:Phalangeridae

Genus:Spilocuscus

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