Biak spotted cuscus
Spilocuscus wilsoni Helgen & Flannery, 2004
Status not recordedmarsupials
The biak spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus wilsoni) is a species in the family Phalangeridae, order Diprotodontia. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the biak spotted cuscus
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the biak spotted cuscus live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The biak spotted cuscus is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the biak spotted cuscus endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the biak spotted cuscus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyPhalangeridae
- genusSpilocuscus
- SpeciesSpilocuscus wilsoni Helgen & Flannery, 2004
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Blue-eyed spotted cuscusEnglish
- Blue-eyed/Biak spotted cuscusEnglish
- Wilson's spotted cuscusEnglish
- كسكس منقط ازرق العينArabic
- Blauaugen-TüpfelkuskusGerman
- Cuscús Moteado de Ojos AzulesSpanish
- BiakkoeskoesDutch
- kuskus niebieskookiPolish
Relatives of the biak spotted cuscus
Other species in the same genus Spilocuscus.

Common spotted cuscus
Spilocuscus maculatus

Black-spotted cuscus
Spilocuscus rufoniger

Waigeou cuscus
Spilocuscus papuensis
Admiralty island cuscus
Spilocuscus kraemeri
Australian spotted cuscus
Spilocuscus nudicaudatus
CompareBiak spotted cuscus vs Common spotted cuscusBiak spotted cuscus vs Black-spotted cuscusBiak spotted cuscus vs Waigeou cuscusBiak spotted cuscus vs Admiralty island cuscus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the biak spotted cuscus live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the biak spotted cuscus for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the biak spotted cuscus?
The biak spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus wilsoni) belongs to the family Phalangeridae in the order Diprotodontia.
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