Black-spotted Cuscus vs Mountain yam

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain 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.