Southern Common Cuscus (species: Phalanger mimicus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Phalanger mimicus
Southern Common Cuscus


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Diprotodontia
Family Phalangeridae
Genus Phalanger
Species Phalanger mimicus
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Distinguishing features

They have a distinctive circle around each eye.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is an arboreal marsupial endemic to Australia (Cape York), southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands.

Chronotypes

nocturnal (active at night)

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