Ground cuscus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ground cuscus Phalanger gymnotis Least concern

Where the ground cuscus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 53 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

Scientific name	Phalanger gymnotis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Phalangeridae

Where does the ground cuscus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ground cuscus in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Papua New Guinea

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ground cuscus endangered?

The ground cuscus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ground cuscus?

The ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Phalangeridae, genus Phalanger. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ground cuscus

The ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) is a marsupial from the order Diprotodontia and belongs within the family Phalangeridae, a diverse family consisting of the other cuscus species and the brushtail possums (Trichosurus spp.) and the scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ground cuscus (revision 1315065998), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209134 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).