Southern common cuscus

Southern common cuscus

Australian cuscus, Grey cuscus, Grey phalanger

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Phalanger mimicus

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, it was considered conspecific with P. intercastellanus, and before that also with P. orientalis.

Distribution

Geography

Southern common cuscus habitat map
Southern common cuscus habitat map
Southern common cuscus
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

Population

References

1. Southern common cuscus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_common_cuscus
2. Southern common cuscus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136450/21951638

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