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Woodlark cuscus

Phalanger lullulae Thomas, 1896

ENEndangeredmarsupials

The woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) is a species in the family Phalangeridae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 1.63 kg to 1.92 kg and live up to 4.08 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the woodlark cuscus

Weight
1.63 kg – 1.92 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
13 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the woodlark 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 woodlark cuscus is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

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

What is the woodlark cuscus?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Papua New Guinea, specifically on Madau and Woodlark Island, a part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It happens to be the largest mammal living on Woodlark Island but it is also found on the neighboring island of Alcester, 70 kilometers south of Woodlark Island.

From the Wikipedia article “Woodlark cuscus” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodlark_cuscus&oldid=1374459909), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the woodlark cuscus endangered?

The woodlark cuscus is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species.

How is the woodlark cuscus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyPhalangeridae
  6. genusPhalanger
  7. SpeciesPhalanger lullulae Thomas, 1896
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • The Woodlark cuscusEnglish
  • Woodlark island cuscusEnglish
  • كسكس وودلاركArabic
  • kuskus ostrovníCzech
  • Woodlark-KuskusGerman
  • Woodlark KuskusGerman
  • Cuscús de la Isla MayuaSpanish
  • woodlarksaarenkuskusFinnish
  • Couscous de WoodlarkFrench
  • ウッドラーククスクスJapanese
  • WoodlarkkoeskoesDutch
  • pałanka nakrapianaPolish
  • Cuscus-de-WoodlarkPortuguese
  • Вудларкский кускусRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the woodlark cuscus

Other species in the same genus Phalanger.

CR, Critically Endangered

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the woodlark cuscus?

An adult woodlark cuscus weighs 1.63 kg – 1.92 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the woodlark cuscus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the woodlark cuscus for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the woodlark cuscus endangered?

The woodlark cuscus is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the woodlark cuscus live?

The woodlark cuscus has a recorded lifespan of 4.08 years.

How long is the woodlark cuscus pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 13 days.

What kind of animal is the woodlark cuscus?

The woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) belongs to the family Phalangeridae in the order Diprotodontia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/woodlark-cuscus

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BibTeX
@misc{woodlark_cuscus_2026,
  title = {Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/woodlark-cuscus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}