Banded hare-wallaby vs cush-cush

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while cush-cush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Dioscorea
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	cush-cush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cush-cush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.