Feed and Nutrition of Cuscuses (Phalangeridae)

Abstract

Various plant species exist in the Papua region and based on Kartikasari, et al. (2013) it is estimated that around 15,000 - 20,000 species. These species are selected by wildlife and consumed as a source of nutrients for cuscus. Types of food, both forest plants and agricultural / plantation plants, are used as a source of food to meet production and reproduction needs in addition to the main life of animals. Apart from plants, protein requirements for cuscus are also obtained from insects and other feed sources of protein.