The Talaud bear cuscus, Ailurops melanotis, is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Salibabu Island in the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. The species is considered Critically Endangered because its population is small, hunting pressure is heavy on both islands where it occurs, and its habitat continues to degrade. When alarmed it gives off a strong musk odour. Some authorities place all bear cuscus populations in a single species, Ailurops ursinus, while others treat this one as its own, and almost nothing is known of the genus's ecology.
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It is endemic to Salibabu Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.
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The Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.
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The species is considered Critically Endangered
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heavy hunting pressure on both islands where it occurs
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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It is endemic to Salibabu Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.
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