Cuscus

Eastern opossum, which Dr. Gray has described as Cuscus ornatus; the little flying opossum, Belideus ariel; a Civet cat, Viverra zebetha; and nice species of bats, most of the smaller ones being caught in the dusk with my butterfly net as they flew about before the house.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

The other three are species of the curious genus Cuscus, which is peculiar to the Austro – Malayan region.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

The only other mammals obtained were an Eastern opossum, which Dr. Gray has described as Cuscus ornatus; the little flying opossum, Belideus ariel; a Civet cat, Viverra zebetha; and nice species of bats, most of the smaller ones being caught in the dusk with my butterfly net as they flew about before the house.

The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

The other three are species of the curious genus Cuscus, which is peculiar to the Austro-Malayan region.

The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

Cindy is dozing, but she says the Silky Cuscus really needs to wear an eye patch as it does the deus ex machina thing onto the stage.

newly discovered animals in Papua New Guinea | clusterflock 2009

We should seek grant funding to study the implications of pronunciation on the behavior of The Silky Cuscus: A New Subspecies.

newly discovered animals in Papua New Guinea | clusterflock 2009

The Human: a new species previously unknown to the Silky Cuscus.

newly discovered animals in Papua New Guinea | clusterflock 2009

The other terrestrial mammals of Celebes are five species of squirrels, which are all distinct from those of Java and Borneo, and mark the furthest eastward range of the genus in the tropics; and two of Eastern opossums (Cuscus), which are different from those of the Moluccas, and mark the furthest westward extension of this genus and of the Marsupial order.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

Cuscus, or Eastern opossum, of neither of which could I obtain specimens.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

They are poor creatures, and, rarely shoot a bird, pig, or kangaroo, or even the sluggish opossum-like Cuscus.

The Malay Archipelago 2004