Black-spotted Cuscus vs

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Physaraceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Physarum
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Physarum viride

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.