- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderDiprotodontia
- ›familyPhalangeridae
- ›genusSpilocuscus
Waigeo Spotted Cuscus
Spilocuscus papuensis (Desmarest, 1822)
Also calledCouscous de Waigeo (fra) · Cuscus-de-Waigeou (por) · Kuskus Waigeo (ind) · Phalanger de Waigeo (fra) · Waigeo-Tupfelkuskus (deu) · Waigeo-Tüpfelkuskus (deu) · cuscús de Waigeo (spa) · kuskus papuaski (pol) · kuskus waigeoský (ces) · Папуасский кускус (rus) · كسكوس وايجيو (ara) · ワイゲオブチクスクス (jpn)
First described in: Encycl. Méth. Mamm. Suppl. p.541
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Waigeou Isl.
Order Diprotodontia
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Waigeo Spotted Cuscus is reported to be active during the day and night.
Phalangeridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Phalangeridae
breeding
Breeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Waigeo Spotted Cuscus produces one offspring at a time.
Phalangeridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2440246.