Peleng cuscus
Phalanger pelengensis Tate, 1945
Status not recordedmarsupials
The peleng cuscus (Phalanger pelengensis) is a species in the family Phalangeridae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh about 500 g and live up to 3.41 years.
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Quick facts about the peleng cuscus
- Weight
- 500 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 3.41 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the peleng cuscus live?
Not recorded
Is the peleng 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 peleng cuscus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyPhalangeridae
- genusPhalanger
- SpeciesPhalanger pelengensis Tate, 1945
Synonyms Strigocuscus pelengensis
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Banggai cuscusEnglish
- Menden's cuscusEnglish
- Peleng PhalangerEnglish
- كسكس جزر بانغايArabic
- kuskus pelengskýCzech
- Peleng-KuskusGerman
- Cuscús del Archipiélago de PelengSpanish
- pelengsaarenkuskusFinnish
- Kuskus BanggaiIndonesian
- Cusco delle BanggaiItalian
- バンガイヒメクスクスJapanese
- kuskusek dużyPolish
- Cuscus-de-BanggaiPortuguese
- Пеленгенский кускусRussian
Relatives of the peleng cuscus
Other species in the same genus Phalanger.
Ground cuscus
Phalanger gymnotis
Northern common cuscus
Phalanger orientalis
Ornate cuscus
Phalanger ornatus
Mountain cuscus
Phalanger carmelitae
Telefomin cuscus
Phalanger matanim
Southern common cuscus
Phalanger mimicus
ComparePeleng cuscus vs Ground cuscusPeleng cuscus vs Northern common cuscusPeleng cuscus vs Ornate cuscusPeleng cuscus vs Mountain cuscus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the peleng cuscus?
An adult peleng cuscus weighs 500 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the peleng cuscus live?
The peleng cuscus has a recorded lifespan of 3.41 years.
What kind of animal is the peleng cuscus?
The peleng cuscus (Phalanger pelengensis) belongs to the family Phalangeridae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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