Silky cuscus

The silky cuscus, Phalanger sericeus, is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is abundant at high elevations across the central mountains of the island of New Guinea. The article on the mountain cuscus names the silky cuscus as the species it is most easily confused with, and says the silky cuscus differs in having a smooth tail without tuberculation, a shorter or absent white tail tip, no second upper premolar and usually only one or two unicuspids on each side of the lower jaw. It shares its mountain range with the mountain cuscus, Stein's cuscus, the ground cuscus and the Telefomin cuscus.