Phalanger
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Phalanger (from the Greek phalangion, meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toes ) is a genus of possums. Its members are found on New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, other nearby small islands, and Australia's Cape York Peninsula. They are marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, and are one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to as cuscuses. *Genus 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
Phalanger (from the Greek phalangion, meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toes ) is a genus of possums. Its members are found on New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, other nearby small islands, and Australia's Cape York Peninsula. They are marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, and are one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to as cuscuses. Genus 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 ==References==
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