There is a masseteric process present in " Spilocuscus rufoniger ", which is unique to marsupials.
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Unlike all other members of the genus " Spilocuscus ", both genders are whitish with black spots.
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Unlike all other members of the genus " Spilocuscus ", this relatively small species has distinct pale blue eyes.
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Blue eyes are rare in mammals; one example is the recently discovered marsupial, the blue-eyed spotted cuscus ( " Spilocuscus wilsoni " ).
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It is the smallest member of the genus " Spilocuscus ", and the female has a black back, while the male has blackish spots on a white background.
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Most species are dark brown or black, however two species, the common spotted cuscus ( " Spilocuscus maculatus " ) and black spotted cuscus ( " Spilocuscus rufoniger " ), are black, orange and yellow.
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Most species are dark brown or black, however two species, the common spotted cuscus ( " Spilocuscus maculatus " ) and black spotted cuscus ( " Spilocuscus rufoniger " ), are black, orange and yellow.
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Mammals found only here or on nearby island groups include the large fruit bats, Admiralty flying-fox ( " Pteropus admiralitatum " ), Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat ( " Dobsonia anderseni " ) and Seri's sheathtail-bat ( " Emballonura serii " ) while the two pure-endemics are Admiralty Island cuscus ( " Spilocuscus kraemeri " ) and a local mosaic-tailed rat ( " Melomys matambuai " ) . and four lizards, while the emerald green snail of Manus was the first terrestrial snail to be listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.