Black-spotted Cuscus vs cow-itch

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phalangeridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Mucuna
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Black-spotted Cuscus

The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species in the genus Spilocuscus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.