Genus
Phalanger
13 species
The list of species of Phalanger genus
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The list of species of Phalanger genus
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The northern common cuscus (Phalanger orientalis ), also known as the grey cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae native to northern New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands, but is now also found in the Bismarck Archipelago,...
The Telefomin cuscus (Phalanger matanim ) is a critically endangered possum found on New Guinea.It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who hunted the animal long before it was identified scientifically by the Australian zoologist Tim Flannery....
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...
The southern common cuscus (Phalanger mimicus ), also known as Australian cuscus, grey cuscus, grey phalanger, and to-ili, is an arboreal marsupial endemic to Australia (Cape York), southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands. Until recently,...
The mountain cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The Gebe cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the island of Gebe, North Maluku province, Indonesia, where it lives at elevations from sea level to 300 m.It is named after the...
The blue-eyed cuscus (Phalanger matabiru ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the two small islands of Ternate and Tidore, west of the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, Indonesia.
The Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Papua New Guinea, specifically on Madau and Woodlark Island, a part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It happens to be the...
The ornate cuscus or Molluccan cuscus (Phalanger ornatus ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the North Maluku islands of Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai, at elevations from sea level...
The eastern common cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in eastern Papua New Guinea. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with P. mimicus, and before that also with P....
Stein's cuscus (Phalanger vestitus ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Rothschild's cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi ), also called the Obi Island cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the islands of Obi, Bisa and Obilatu in the Obi Islands of Maluku province, Indonesia.
