Common spotted cuscus

The common spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus), also known as the white cuscus, is a cuscus, a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.

Common spotted cuscus
Spilocuscus maculatus (male)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phalangeridae
Genus: Spilocuscus
Species:
S. maculatus
Binomial name
Spilocuscus maculatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1803)
Common spotted cuscus range
(brown — native, red — introduced, dark gray — origin uncertain)
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