Sulawesi dwarf cuscus

Species of marsupial

Sulawesi dwarf cuscus

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Infraclass:  | Marsupialia
Order:  | Diprotodontia
Family:  | Phalangeridae
Genus:  | Strigocuscus
Species:  |

S. celebensis

Binomial name
Strigocuscus celebensis

(J. E. Gray, 1858)

Sulawesi dwarf cuscus range

The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.[2] It inhabits tropical moist lowland forest and is nocturnal, folivorous and usually found in pairs.[1] S. celebensis is threatened by hunting and deforestation.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Helgen, K.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2020). "Strigocuscus celebensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T20890A21951742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T20890A21951742.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 49\. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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Extant Diprotodontia species

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Mammalia
* Infraclass Marsupialia

Suborder Vombatiformes

| Phascolarctidae|

| Phascolarctos|

* Koala (P. cinereus)

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Vombatidae
(wombats)|

| Vombatus|

* Common wombat (V. ursinus)

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Lasiorhinus|

* Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons)
* Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums)

| Phalangeridae
(including cuscuses)|

| Ailurops
(bear cuscuses)|

* Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis)
* Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus)

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Phalanger|

* Gebe cuscus (P. alexandrae)
* Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae)
* Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis)
* Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus)
* Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae)
* Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru)
* Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim)
* Southern common cuscus (P. mimicus)
* Northern common cuscus (P. orientalis)
* Ornate cuscus (P. ornatus)
* Rothschild's cuscus (P. rothschildi)
* Silky cuscus (P. sericeus)
* Stein's cuscus (P. vestitus)

Spilocuscus|

* Admiralty Island cuscus (S. kraemeri)
* Common spotted cuscus (S. maculatus)
* Waigeou cuscus (S. papuensis)
* Black-spotted cuscus (S. rufoniger)
* Blue-eyed spotted cuscus (S. wilsoni)

Strigocuscus|

* Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (S. celebensis)
* Banggai cuscus (S. pelegensis)

Trichosurus
(brushtail possums)|

* Northern brushtail possum (T. arnhemensis)
* Short-eared possum (T. caninus)
* Mountain brushtail possum (T. cunninghami)
* Coppery brushtail possum (T. johnstonii)
* Common brushtail possum (T. vulpecula)

Wyulda|

* Scaly-tailed possum (W. squamicaudata)

Burramyidae
(pygmy possums)|

| Burramys|

* Mountain pygmy possum (B. parvus)

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Cercartetus|

* Long-tailed pygmy possum (C. caudatus)
* Western pygmy possum (C. concinnus)
* Tasmanian pygmy possum (C. lepidus)
* Eastern pygmy possum (C. nanus)

Tarsipedidae|

| Tarsipes|

* Honey possum (T. rostratus)

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Petauridae|

| Dactylopsila|

* Great-tailed triok (D. megalura)
* Long-fingered triok (D. palpator)
* Tate's triok (D. tatei)
* Striped possum (D. trivirgata)

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Gymnobelideus|

* Leadbeater's possum (G. leadbeateri)

Petaurus|

* Northern glider (P. abidi)
* Yellow-bellied glider (P. australis)
* Biak glider (P. biacensis)
* Sugar glider (P. breviceps)
* Mahogany glider (P. gracilis)
* Squirrel glider (P. norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae|

| Hemibelideus|

* Lemur-like ringtail possum (H. lemuroides)

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Petauroides
(greater gliders)|

* Central greater glider (P. armillatus)
* Northern greater glider (P. minor)
* Southern greater glider (P. volans)

Petropseudes|

* Rock-haunting ringtail possum (P. dahli)

Pseudocheirus|

* Common ringtail possum (P. peregrinus)

Pseudochirulus|

* Lowland ringtail possum (P. canescens)
* Weyland ringtail possum (P. caroli)
* Cinereus ringtail possum (P. cinereus)
* Painted ringtail possum (P. forbesi)
* Herbert River ringtail possum (P. herbertensis)
* Masked ringtail possum (P. larvatus)
* Pygmy ringtail possum (P. mayeri)
* Vogelkop ringtail possum (P. schlegeli)

Pseudochirops|

* D'Albertis's ringtail possum (P. albertisii)
* Green ringtail possum (P. archeri)
* Plush-coated ringtail possum (P. corinnae)
* Reclusive ringtail possum (P. coronatus)
* Coppery ringtail possum (P. cupreus)

Acrobatidae|

| Acrobates|

* Feathertail glider (A. pygmaeus)

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Distoechurus|

* Feather-tailed possum (D. pennatus)

Suborder Macropodiformes

| Macropodidae
(includes wallabies)|

| Lagostrophus|

* Banded hare-wallaby (L. fasciatus)

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Dendrolagus
(tree-kangaroos)|

* Bennett's tree-kangaroo (D. bennettianus)
* Doria's tree-kangaroo (D. dorianus)
* Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (D. goodfellowi)
* Grizzled tree-kangaroo (D. inustus)
* Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (D. lumholtzi)
* Matschie's tree-kangaroo (D. matschiei)
* Dingiso (D. mbaiso)
* Ifola (D. notatus)
* Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (D. pulcherrimus)
* Lowlands tree-kangaroo (D. spadix)
* Tenkile (D. scottae)
* Seri's tree-kangaroo (D. stellarum)
* Ursine tree-kangaroo (D. ursinus)

Dorcopsis|

* Black dorcopsis (D. atrata)
* White-striped dorcopsis (D. hageni)
* Gray dorcopsis (D. luctuosa)
* Brown dorcopsis (D. muelleri)

Dorcopsulus|

* Macleay's dorcopsis (D. macleayi)
* Small dorcopsis (D. vanheurni)

Lagorchestes
(hare-wallabies)|

* Spectacled hare-wallaby (L. conspicillatus)
* Rufous hare-wallaby (L. hirsutus)

Macropus|

* Western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus)
* Eastern grey kangaroo (M. giganteus)

Notamacropus|

* Agile wallaby (N. agilis)
* Black-striped wallaby (N. dorsalis)
* Tammar wallaby (N. eugenii)
* Western brush wallaby (N. irma)
* Parma wallaby (N. parma)
* Whiptail wallaby (N. parryi)
* Red-necked wallaby (N. rufogriseus)

Onychogalea
(nail-tail wallabies)|

* Bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata)
* Northern nail-tail wallaby (O. unguifera)

Osphranter|

* Antilopine kangaroo (O. antilopinus)
* Black wallaroo (O. bernardus)
* Common wallaroo (O. robustus)
* Red kangaroo (O. rufus)

Petrogale
(rock-wallabies)|

* P. brachyotis species group: Short-eared rock-wallaby (P. brachyotis)
* Monjon (P. burbidgei)
* Nabarlek (P. concinna)
* Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (P. wilkinsi)

* P. xanthopus species group: Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone)
* Rothschild's rock-wallaby (P. rothschildi)
* Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus)

* P. lateralis/penicillata species group: Allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis)
* Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis)
* Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani)
* Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti)
* Unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata)
* Black-flanked rock-wallaby (P. lateralis)
* Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba)
* Brush-tailed rock-wallaby (P. penicillata)
* Purple-necked rock-wallaby (P. purpureicollis)
* Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani)

Setonix|

* Quokka (S. brachyurus)

Thylogale
(pademelons)|

* Tasmanian pademelon (T. billardierii)
* Brown's pademelon (T. browni)
* Dusky pademelon (T. brunii)
* Calaby's pademelon (T. calabyi)
* Mountain pademelon (T. lanatus)
* Red-legged pademelon (T. stigmatica)
* Red-necked pademelon (T. thetis)

Wallabia|

* Swamp wallaby (W. bicolor)

Potoroidae|

| Aepyprymnus|

* Rufous rat-kangaroo (A. rufescens)

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Bettongia
(bettongs)|

* Eastern bettong (B. gaimardi)
* Boodie (B. lesueur)
* Woylie (B. penicillata)
* Northern bettong (B. tropica)

Potorous
(potoroos)|

* Long-footed potoroo (P. longipes)
* Long-nosed potoroo (P. tridactylus)
* Gilbert's potoroo (P. gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae|

| Hypsiprymnodon|

* Musky rat-kangaroo (H. moschatus)

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Taxon identifiers

Strigocuscus celebensis|

* Wikidata: Q209565
* Wikispecies: Strigocuscus celebensis
* ADW: Strigocuscus_celebensis
* ARKive: strigocuscus-celebensis
* BioLib: 33084
* BOLD: 914816
* CoL: 5322M
* EoL: 323853
* GBIF: 2440288
* iNaturalist: 42812
* IRMNG: 11170445
* ITIS: 552692
* IUCN: 20890
* MDD: 1000377
* MSW: 11000077
* NCBI: 293818
* Observation.org: 87792
* Open Tree of Life: 361933
* Paleobiology Database: 247800

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