Buddha's hand vs Ornate Cuscus

Alocasia cucullata compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Araceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Alocasia	Phalanger
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.