Gebe Cuscus
Phalanger alexandrae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyPhalangeridae (Cuscuses and Brush-tailed Possums)
- GenusPhalanger
- SpeciesPhalanger alexandrae (Gebe Cuscus)
About the Gebe Cuscus
The Gebe cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the island of Gebe, North Maluku province, Indonesia, where it lives at elevations from sea level to 300 m. It is named after the Australian anthropologist Alexandra Szalay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Northern Common Cuscus
Phalanger orientalis
Waigeou Cuscus
Spilocuscus papuensis
Common Spotted Cuscus
Spilocuscus maculatus
Black-spotted Cuscus
Spilocuscus rufoniger
Striped Possum
Dactylopsila trivirgata
Feather-tailed Possum
Distoechurus pennatus
Brown Dorcopsis
Dorcopsis muelleri
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.