Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Ornate Cuscus

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Manihot	Phalanger
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.