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Phalanger matabiru (Blue-eyed Cuscus)

Wikipedia Abstract

The blue-eyed cuscus (Phalanger matabiru) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the two small islands of Ternate and Tidore, west of the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, Indonesia.
View Wikipedia Record: Phalanger matabiru

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Phalanger matabiru

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
48
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.23
EDGE Score: 3.89
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5.057 lbs (2.294 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  1 grams
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Gestation [1]  13 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  17 inches (43 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Halmahera rain forests Indonesia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Wallacea East Timor, Indonesia Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0