Black-spotted Cuscus vs red toon

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Toona sinensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	red toon
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	Toona
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Toona sinensis

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

red toon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red toon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across North Korea, Rwanda, 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.