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) | |
| 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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