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Spilocuscus papuensis (Waigeou Cuscus)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Waigeou cuscus or Waigeou spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the island of Waigeo in Indonesia, and consequently the spelling Waigeo cuscus is often used instead of Waigeou cuscus. Unlike all other members of the genus Spilocuscus, both genders are whitish with black spots. It remains fairly common, but its small range makes it vulnerable to habitat loss and hunting.
View Wikipedia Record: Spilocuscus papuensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Spilocuscus papuensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
49
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.15
EDGE Score: 3.96
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  9.16 lbs (4.155 kg)
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  7 months 12 days
Male Maturity [1]  8 months 3 days
Gestation [1]  13 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  17 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  18 inches (46 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests Indonesia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Palau Waigeo Timur Nature Reserve 295291 Papua Barat, Indonesia    

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
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