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
The Bacan Islands, formerly also known as the Bachans, Bachians, and Batchians, are a group of islands in the Moluccas in Indonesia. They are mountainous and forested, lying south of Ternate and southwest of Halmahera. The islands are administe ...
and
Morotai
Morotai Island ( id, Pulau Morotai) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is one of Indonesia's northernmost islands.
Morotai is a rugged, forested island lying to the north of Halmahera. It ha ...
, at elevations from sea level to 1000 m.
References
Possums
Mammals of Indonesia
Mammals described in 1860
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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