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Phalanger (grey cuscuses)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Phalanger, from the Greek Phalangion, meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toes is a genus of possum. They are marsupials of the family Phalangeridae. It is one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to as cuscuses. In Australia, however, they are called possums.
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Species

Phalanger alexandrae (Gebe Cuscus) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Phalanger carmelitae (Mountain Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger gymnotis (Ground Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger intercastellanus (Eastern Common Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger leucippus
Phalanger lullulae (Woodlark Cuscus) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Phalanger matabiru (Blue-eyed Cuscus) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Phalanger matanim (Telefomin Cuscus) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Phalanger matsika
Phalanger microdon
Phalanger mimicus (Southern Common Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger orientalis (Northern Common Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger ornatus (Ornate Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger rothschildi (Rothschild's Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger sericeus (Silky Cuscus) (Attributes)
Phalanger spec
Phalanger vestitus (Stein's Cuscus) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0