Black-spotted Cuscus vs Red ash

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phalangeridae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Alphitonia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.