Black-spotted Cuscus vs Silkrubber

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Funtumia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.