Southern common cuscus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern common cuscus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phalanger mimicus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Phalangeridae

Where does the southern common cuscus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern common cuscus in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

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 southern common cuscus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern common cuscus?

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

About the southern common cuscus

The southern common cuscus (Phalanger mimicus), also known as Australian cuscus, gray phalanger, and to-ili, is an arboreal marsupial endemic to Australia (Cape York), southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with P. intercastellanus, and before that also with P. orientalis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern common cuscus (revision 1360103544), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135148 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).