Black-spotted Cuscus vs Red Balau

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Shorea
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.