Eastern common cuscus

The eastern common cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in eastern Papua New Guinea.^[2] Until recently, it was considered conspecific with P. mimicus, and before that also with P. orientalis.

Eastern common cuscus[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Phalangeridae
Genus:	Phalanger
Species:	P. intercastellanus
Binomial name
Phalanger intercastellanus Thomas, 1895
Eastern common cuscus range

The eastern common cuscus was introduced by humans into the Aru Islands and parts of northern Australia.^[4]

References

1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
2. Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, S.; Salas, L.; Dickman, C. (2016). "Phalanger intercastellanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16857A21950491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16857A21950491.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
4. Schapper, Antoinette (2011). "Phalanger Facts: Notes on Blust's Marsupial Reconstructions". Oceanic Linguistics. 50 (1): 258–272. doi:10.1353/ol.2011.0004. S2CID 145482148.