false pepperwort vs Ornate Cuscus

Marsilea crenata compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Marsileaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Marsilea	Phalanger
Species	Marsilea crenata	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.