Black-spotted Cuscus vs red-cedar

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Trichilia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.