Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Talaud Bear Cuscus

Ailurops melanotis

Talaud Bear Cuscus is a mammal in the family Phalangeridae (order Diprotodontia) — Ailurops melanotis, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Indonesia.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Ailurops melanotis
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Diprotodontia · Phalangeridae · Ailurops

The mammal

Talaud Bear Cuscus is a mammal in the family Phalangeridae (order Diprotodontia) — Ailurops melanotis.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Salibabu Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The species is considered Critically Endangered, with a small population size and heavy hunting pressure on both islands where it occurs, as well as continued habitat degradation.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Talaud Bear Cuscus is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Talaud Bear Cuscus, Wikidata item Q209718. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Talaud Bear Cuscus?
Talaud Bear Cuscus is a mammal in the family Phalangeridae (order Diprotodontia) — Ailurops melanotis.
What is the conservation status of Talaud Bear Cuscus?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ailurops melanotis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Talaud Bear Cuscus live?
The species is considered Critically Endangered, with a small population size and heavy hunting pressure on both islands where it occurs, as well as continued habitat degradation.
Why is Talaud Bear Cuscus in crisis?
The species is considered Critically Endangered, with a small population size and heavy hunting pressure on both islands where it occurs, as well as continued habitat degradation.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ailurops melanotis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Talaud Bear Cuscus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.