Talaud Bear Cuscus
Ailurops melanotis (Thomas, 1898)
Also calledCusco orsino delle Talaud (ita) · Cuscus-Urso-de-Talaud (por) · Cuscús de las Islas Talaud (spa) · Kuskus-beruang Talaud (ind) · Phalanger des Talaud (fra) · Talaud Ayıcık Kuskus (tur) · Talaud-Barenkuskus (deu) · Talaud-Bärenkuskus (deu) · Talaudbeerkoeskoes (nld) · kuskusiec reliktowy (pol) · Талаудский медвежий кускус (rus) · クロミミタマクスクス (jpn)
First described in: Novit. Zool. vol.5 p.2
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Formerly included in A. ursinus; but measurements of the type (and only known preserved) specimen given by Feiler (1977) fall strongly outside those from Sulawesi and offshore islands, and the distinctive colouration and patterning of the type is seen in a second (living) specimen, whose photograph I examined, courtesy of R. Wirth.
Order Diprotodontia
distribution
Distribution: Only found on Salebabu Isl in the Talaud Isls (Indonesia).
Order Diprotodontia
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Phalangeridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Primary forest and gardens immediately surroundings these forests on Sangihe Island and degraded forests and adjacent gardens on Salibabu Island.
Phalangeridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219995.