Mountain Cuscus
Phalanger carmelitae
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The mountain cuscus is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found throughout the central mountain ranges and Huon Peninsula of New Guinea, in both West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It lives in undisturbed montane forests at elevations between 1,350 and 3,800 m. The species is nocturnal and arboreal, feeding mainly on leaves and fruit. It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1898 and includes two recognized subspecies. The mountain cuscus is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Phalangeridae
- Genus
- Phalanger