Everlasting Pea vs Ornate Cuscus

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Lathyrus	Phalanger
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).