Phalanger

• Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae

  

  The mountain cuscus is an arboreal marsupial of New Guinea's mountains. It has thick, dark fur and feeds on leaves and fruit at night.

• Ground Cuscus Phalanger gymnotis

  

  This cuscus has a dark stripe down its back and a tail suited for gripping branches. It searches for fruit at night and can climb.

• Southern Common Cuscus Phalanger mimicus

  

  The southern common cuscus is a medium-sized arboreal possum of lowland southern New Guinea. Local observers reported it in both primary and secondary forest, where it eats leaves.

• Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis

  

  This nocturnal cuscus has a tail that grips branches. Males and females differ in coat and in how much of the tail is white; the species occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands.

• Moluccan Cuscus Phalanger ornatus

  

  The Moluccan cuscus is a marsupial from the Moluccan Islands. Its short, woolly coat can have white spots, and a field study also recorded the species on Obi Island.

• Banggai Cuscus Phalanger pelengensis

  

  The Banggai cuscus is a marsupial of the Banggai Islands, with an orange-brown back and a yellowish belly. Its behavior is described here at the genus level where the source groups two species together.

• Obi Cuscus Phalanger rothschildi

  The Obi cuscus is an arboreal marsupial from islands in North Maluku. A survey around Obi recorded fruit in its diet and trees used as nesting sites.

• Stein's Cuscus Phalanger vestitus

  Stein's cuscus occurs on New Guinea. A broad stripe across its back is a distinguishing feature, and a survey recorded it in the highland forests of Lanny Jaya.

• Gebe Cuscus Phalanger alexandrae

  This cuscus is endemic to Gebe Island in Indonesia. It is reported from lowland tropical rainforest and has a bright reddish front half and gray hindquarters.

• Eastern Common Cuscus Phalanger intercastellanus

  This cuscus lives in forests on several islands, and its coat varies with sex and elevation. A 1986 source treated it as a subspecies of another species.

• Woodlark Cuscus Phalanger lullulae

  The Woodlark cuscus is an arboreal marsupial from Woodlark Island and the Alcester Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is active at night.

• Telefomin Cuscus Phalanger matanim

  This cuscus is known from montane western Papua New Guinea. Rock crevices have been reported as sleeping places, but little is known about its diet or habits.

• Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis

  This nocturnal cuscus has a tail that grips branches. Males and females differ in coat and in how much of the tail is white; the species occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands.

• Obi Cuscus Phalanger rothschildi

  The Obi cuscus is an arboreal marsupial from islands in North Maluku. A survey around Obi recorded fruit in its diet and trees used as nesting sites.

• Stein's Cuscus Phalanger vestitus

  Stein's cuscus occurs on New Guinea. A broad stripe across its back is a distinguishing feature, and a survey recorded it in the highland forests of Lanny Jaya.

• Moluccan Cuscus Phalanger ornatus

  The Moluccan cuscus is a marsupial from the Moluccan Islands. Its short, woolly coat can have white spots, and a field study also recorded the species on Obi Island.

• Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae

  The mountain cuscus is an arboreal marsupial of New Guinea's mountains. It has thick, dark fur and feeds on leaves and fruit at night.

• Ground Cuscus Phalanger gymnotis

  This cuscus has a dark stripe down its back and a tail suited for gripping branches. It searches for fruit at night and can climb.

• Banggai Cuscus Phalanger pelengensis

  The Banggai cuscus is a marsupial of the Banggai Islands, with an orange-brown back and a yellowish belly. Its behavior is described here at the genus level where the source groups two species together.

• Southern Common Cuscus Phalanger mimicus

  The southern common cuscus is a medium-sized arboreal possum of lowland southern New Guinea. Local observers reported it in both primary and secondary forest, where it eats leaves.