Black-spotted Cuscus vs red dahlia

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	red dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phalangeridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Spilocuscus	Dahlia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.