Black Tooth vs Ornate Cuscus

Phellodon niger compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Phellodon	Phalanger
Species	Phellodon niger	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tooth

The Black Tooth (Phellodon niger) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.