Skip links and keyboard navigation

Species profile—Spilocuscus nudicaudatus (Australian spotted cuscus)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum) → Spilocuscus nudicaudatus (Australian spotted cuscus)

Photo of Spilocuscus nudicaudatus (Australian spotted cuscus) - Queensland Government
Go to Photo gallery

Sighting data

Download
KML | CSV | GeoJson

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Phalangeridae (Brushtail Possums, Cuscuses & Scaly-tailed Possum)
Scientific name
Spilocuscus nudicaudatus (Gould, 1850)
Common name
Australian spotted cuscus
Type reference
Gould, J. (1850). On new species of Mammalia and birds from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1849: 109-112 Aves pl. 12.
WildNet taxon ID
883
Synonym(s)
Spilocuscus maculatus
Spilocuscus maculatus nudicaudatus
Phalanger maculatus nudicaudatus
Phalangista nudicaudata
Phalanger maculatus
Alternate name(s)
common spotted cuscus
spotted cuscus
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=883.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

More species information

Get a list of species for your area or find other wildlife information.

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024