''Spilocuscus'' is a genus of

marsupial Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas. One of marsupials' unique features is their reproductive strategy: the young are born in a r ...

in the family

Phalangeridae The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives. Considered a type of possum, most species are arboreal, a ...

. Its members are found on the

Cape York Peninsula The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, ...

of Australia,

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

, and smaller nearby islands. It contains the following species: * Admiralty Island cuscus, ''Spilocuscus kraemeri'' * Common spotted cuscus, ''Spilocuscus maculatus'' * Waigeou cuscus, ''Spilocuscus papuensis'' * Black-spotted cuscus, ''Spilocuscus rufoniger'' * Blue-eyed spotted cuscus, ''Spilocuscus wilsoni''

References

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