Black-spotted Cuscus vs Spanish elm

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Cordia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 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.