Sulawesi dwarf cuscus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Strigocuscus celebensis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Phalangeridae

Where does the Sulawesi dwarf cuscus live?

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

Indonesia

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 Sulawesi dwarf cuscus endangered?

The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sulawesi dwarf cuscus?

The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Phalangeridae, genus Strigocuscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sulawesi dwarf cuscus

The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. It inhabits tropical moist lowland forest and is nocturnal, folivorous and usually found in pairs. S. celebensis is threatened by hunting and deforestation.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (revision 1374354464), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209565 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).