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Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus
Spilocuscus wilsoni
The blue-eyed spotted cuscus or Biak spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus wilsoni) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the islands of Biak and Supiori in the Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua of Indonesia. Only scientifically described in 2004, it appears to be very rare, likely due to hunting and habitat loss, and has consequently been rated as critically endangered by the IUCN. Recent surveys have failed to find any wild individuals....
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Description
The blue-eyed spotted cuscus has a pale marbled coat with shades of brown, grey, and white with a creamy white underbelly. Colour, patterns and size differ according to sex and age.This species is relatively smaller in size than the other Spilocuscus cuscuses and has distinct blue-green eyes, not seen in any other species in the genus.
Range & habitat
The blue-eyed spotted cuscus can be found on several of the islands in the Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua and in Halmahera Island in North Maluku of Indonesia. This region is made up of the islands Biak, Supiori, and Numfor. Despite being endemic to the islands Biak and Supiori, the blue-eyed spotted cuscus have been spotted on the island of Numfor as pets. This cuscus lives in the treetops of the tropical rainforests found throughout Supiori and Biak. Due to the rugged terrain common on the Supiori Island, it is better insulated from human foot traffic and allows for a more flourishing population than that on Biak.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The species is named for Don E. Wilson, of the Division of Mammals at the United States National Museum of Natural History, mentor of the co-classifier Kristofer M. Helgen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 75101.