Spilocuscus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q1475049
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Spilocuscus

Summary

Spilocuscus is a taxon[1]. Spilocuscus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spilocuscus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spilocuscus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Spilocuscus is classified within Phalangerini[5].
  • Spilocuscus is endemic to Australia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spilocuscus is Spilocuscus[7].
  • Spilocuscus's Commons category is recorded as Spilocuscus[8].
  • Spilocuscus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spilocuscus[9].
  • Spilocuscus's taxon author citation is recorded as Gray, 1862[10].

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Classification

Spilocuscus's scientific name is Spilocuscus[7]. Spilocuscus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Spilocuscus belongs to the parent taxon Phalangerini[5].

Distribution

Spilocuscus is endemic to Australia[6].

Identifiers

Spilocuscus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42850[11]. Spilocuscus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 114228[12]. Spilocuscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40051[13]. Spilocuscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440240[14]. Spilocuscus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552433[15].

Why It Matters

Spilocuscus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2] Spilocuscus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Spilocuscus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Cuscus1.jpg
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Phalangerini
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Spilocuscus maculatus 108965421.jpg"
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