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SPECIES Phalanger matabiru

Author:Flannery and Boeadi, 1995.
Citation:Aust. Mammal., 18: 40.
Common Name:Blue-eyed Cuscus
Type Locality:Indonesia, North Moluccas, Ternate, Tege Tege (0°50’N, 127°20’E), 400 m.
Distribution:Ternate and Tidore Isls (Indonesia).
Status:Restricted distribution.
Comments:Described as a subspecies of P. ornatus by Flannery and Boeadi (1995), but differs absolutely (diagnostically), and so raised to specific rank here.
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