Species profile—Phalanger mimicus (southern common cuscus)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum) → Phalanger mimicus (southern common cuscus)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum)
- Scientific name
- Phalanger mimicus Thomas, 1895
- Common name
- southern common cuscus
- WildNet taxon ID
- 881
- Synonym(s)
- Phalanger intercastellanus
Phalanger orientalis peninsulae
Phalanger microdon
Phalanger orientalis mimicus - Alternate name(s)
- grey cuscus
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=881.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
