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Sulawesi bear cuscus

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The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also called the Sulawesi bear phalanger, Ailurops ursinus, is an 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, is diurnal and folivorous, and is often found in pairs. It can feed on the young leaves of up to 31 plant species, but feeding takes only about 5 percent of its day against about 63 percent spent resting. The species is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation, and it has no legal protection in Indonesia since the 2018 revision of the protected species list, nor a CITES listing, even though it is commonly traded in Sulawesi and abroad.

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Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

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Ailurops, Taxa
Source Sulawesi bear cuscus (Wikipedia)

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Source Sulawesi bear cuscus (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
Sources
1. Sulawesi bear cuscus (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
  • Lead, activity pattern
    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.
  • Lead, system
    It lives in tropical moist lowland forest at elevations up to 600 m (2,000 ft)
  • Lead, threats
    A. ursinus is threatened by hunting, collection for the pet trade and deforestation.
  • Vulnerability
    Despite its status and declining population trend
  • Vulnerability, cites appendix
    the bear cuscus is not protected by Indonesian law or listed in the CITES appendices
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Ailurops ursinus IUCN Red List category
Global Biodiversity Information FacilityIUCN Red List category
Quote, IUCN Red List category
"code": "VU"
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