Northern common cuscus

The northern common cuscus, Phalanger orientalis, also called the gray cuscus, is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae native to northern New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands. It is now also found in the Bismarck Archipelago, the southeastern and central Moluccas, the Solomon Islands and Timor, where it is believed to have been introduced from New Guinea in prehistoric times. It was formerly considered the same species as the eastern common cuscus and the southern common cuscus. It normally inhabits disturbed habitats such as secondary forest, plantations and gardens but also occurs in primary tropical forest, and it is thought to be a nocturnal arboreal leaf-eater with some fruit in its diet. It is hunted for food in New Guinea.