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Mammals · Diprotodontia · Phalangeridae
Phalanger orientalis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The common phalanger is a slow-moving arboreal marsupial with a woolly grey coat and a prehensile tail that is bare along its outer half. It lives in the rainforests of New Guinea, the Moluccas and several islands of the western Pacific, where it feeds on leaves, shoots and fruit. Its present distribution is partly the work of people: the peoples of the region carried it between islands for millennia as a source of meat, and several island populations are prehistoric introductions.
Weight
1.5 kg – 2.5 kg
Size
33 cm – 40 cm
Life expectancy
11 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Phalanger orientalis
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Phalanger — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common phalanger.