Elephant Apple vs Ornate Cuscus

Dillenia indica compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Dillenia	Phalanger
Species	Dillenia indica	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.