The common spotted cuscus is a marsupial with a long tail that can grip branches. It lives in lowland tropical forest in New Guinea and also in mangroves in northeastern Australia, feeding mainly on leaves.
Its tail is long and hairless, with rough, small bumps on the underside. It uses this tail to grip branches and other supports.
Researchers surveyed cuscuses in a production forest in Teluk Wondama, West Papua, Indonesia, outside a protected area. From November 2020 to January 2021, they used walking transects and camera traps.
Transects recorded nine animals and camera traps recorded two. The study covered several cuscus species; animals often appeared alone along observation lines and were not found on every line.
By species, the Common Spotted Cuscus had the lowest estimated abundance and density among the cuscuses studied. The figures offer a local reference from one production forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
In the surveyed production forest outside a protected area, Common Spotted Cuscus had the lowest estimated abundance and density among the cuscuses studied.