Mountain cuscus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the mountain cuscus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain 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 mountain cuscus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the mountain cuscus?

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

About the mountain cuscus

The mountain cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae) is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found throughout the central mountain ranges and Huon Peninsula of New Guinea, in both West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It lives in undisturbed montane forests at elevations between 1,350 and 3,800 m (4,430 and 12,470 ft). The species is nocturnal and arboreal, feeding mainly on leaves and fruit. It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1898 and includes two recognized subspecies. The mountain cuscus is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain cuscus (revision 1352404618), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209713 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).