Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Ailurops ursinus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Mammals
The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger, is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest at elevations up to 600 m (2,000 ft) and is diurnal, folivorous and often found in pairs. A. ursinus is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Phalangeridae
- Genus
- Ailurops