Strigocuscus
{{short description|Genus of marsupial mammals}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = CuscusCelebensisWolf.jpg
| image_caption = Strigocuscus celebensis
| taxon = Strigocuscus
| authority = J. E. Gray, 1861
| type_species = Cuscus celebensis
| type_species_authority = J. E. Gray, 1858
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
}}
Dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus) is a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial genus in the family Phalangeridae found only in Sulawesi (the largest island in Wallacea) and some of its surrounding small offshore islands.{{MSW3 Diprotodontia | id = 11000076 | pages = | heading = Genus Strigocuscus}} Due to the unique biogeography of Sulawesi giving sub-regions of endemism, it is likely that there are several different species or subspecies as yet to be described by science.{{cite journal|last1=Evans|first1=Ben|last2=Supriatna|first2=Jatna|title=Monkeys and Toads Define Areas of Endemism on Sulawesi |journal=Evolution|year=2003|volume=57|issue=6|pages=1436–43|doi=10.1554/02-443|pmid=12894950|s2cid=6589770|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1554/02-443|url-access=subscription}} So far, the genus contains the following species:
- Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis)
- Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis)
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Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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