HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER DIPROTODONTIA
--> SUBORDER PHALANGERIFORMES
--> SUPERFAMILY Phalangeroidea
--> FAMILY Phalangeridae
--> SUBFAMILY Phalangerinae
--> TRIBE Phalangerini
--> GENUS Phalanger
SPECIES Phalanger sericeus
Author: | Thomas, 1907. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 20: 74. | Common Name: | Silky Cuscus | Type Locality: | Papua New Guinea, Angabunga Range, Owgarra, 6,000 ft (= 1829 m). | Distribution: | C and E New Guinea, higher elevations, above 1500 m. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | Comments: | Called P. vestitus by most authors, but see Menzies and Pernetta (1986:594). |
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