#spilocuscus

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Common Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus

A marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands, in rainforests, mangroves, hardwood and eucalyptus forests. It is typically very shy, so it is rarely seen, especially in northern Australia. It is nocturnal, hunting and feeding at night and sleeping during the day on self-made platforms in tree branches.

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Waigeou Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis), family Phalangeridae, endemic to the island of Waigeo in Indonesia

photograph by  Chien C. Lee

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A spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

by Isabella Chowra

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White Cuscus

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Waigeo cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis)

Photo by Chien Lee

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A spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

by Isabella Chowra

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Spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus chrysorrhous)

Photo by Chien Lee

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Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger), family Phalangeridae, endemic to northern New Guinea

CRITICALY ENDANGERED.

Cuscuses are marsupials, in the old world possum family.

photograph by Alex Kydd (@alexkyddphoto)