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Ornate cuscus

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Phalanger

Higher classification
  
Phalanger

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Phalanger ornatus

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Species

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Stein's cuscus, Rothschild's cuscus, Blue‑eyed cuscus, Mountain cuscus, Woodlark cuscus

The ornate cuscus or Molluccan cuscus (Phalanger ornatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the North Maluku islands of Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai, at elevations from sea level to 1000 m.

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Ornate cuscus Wikipedia