Black-spotted Cuscus vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Rauvolfia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, 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.