Black-spotted Cuscus vs Elephant Apple

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Dillenia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.