Black-spotted Cuscus vs Lagos-rubber

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Lagos-rubber
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	Funtumia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.