Black-spotted Cuscus vs Red ginger

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Alpinia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.