Black-spotted Cuscus vs long yam

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Dioscorea
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.