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Cuscus is the common name generally given to the species within four genera
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Cuscus is the common name generally given to the species within four genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of Australasia
Australasia

Australasia is a region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes ....
n possum
Possum

A possum is any of about 64 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi . The name derives from their resemblance to the opossums of the Americas....
. The genera whose species are generally referred to as cuscuses are:

  • Ailurops
  • Phalanger
    Phalanger

    Phalanger is a genus of possum. It is one of the four genera whose species are commonly referred to as cuscuses.* Genus Phalanger** Gebe Cuscus, Phalanger alexandrae...
  • Spilocuscus
    Spilocuscus

    Spilocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.It contains the following species:*Admiralty Island Cuscus, Spilocuscus kraemeri...
  • Strigocuscus
    Strigocuscus

    Strigocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.It contains the following species:* Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus * Peleng Cuscus ...