False Dotted Border vs Ornate Cuscus

Belenois thysa compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pieridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Belenois	Phalanger
Species	Belenois thysa	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Ornate Cuscus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.