Ground cuscus

Weight

2.4 kg – 2.6 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

18.9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Frugivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

18.9 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

13 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

1 countrysrc for Countries on record

The ground cuscus is listed for 1 country.

The same countries as a list

1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

The ground cuscus is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderDiprotodontia
5. familyPhalangeridae
6. genusPhalanger
7. SpeciesPhalanger gymnotis Peters & Doria, 1875

Synonyms Phalanger gymnotis gymnotis, Phalanger gymnotis leucippus, Phalanger leucippus, Phalangista gymnotis, Strigocuscus gymnotis

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Northern common cuscus

Phalanger orientalis

Phalangeridae

LC, Least Concern

Ornate cuscus

Phalanger ornatus

Phalangeridae

LC, Least Concern

Mountain cuscus

Phalanger carmelitae

Phalangeridae

CR, Critically Endangered

T

Telefomin cuscus

Phalanger matanim

PhalangeridaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Southern common cuscus

Phalanger mimicus

Phalangeridae

LC, Least Concern

Rothschild's cuscus

Phalanger rothschildi

Phalangeridae

CompareGround cuscus vs Northern common cuscusGround cuscus vs Ornate cuscusGround cuscus vs Mountain cuscusGround cuscus vs Telefomin cuscus

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@misc{ground_cuscus_2026,
  title = {Ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ground-cuscus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}