Black-spotted Cuscus vs Small Persimmon

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Diospyros
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.