Fivefingers vs Leadebeater s Possum

Syngonium angustatum compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Araceae	Petauridae
Genus	Syngonium	Gymnobelideus
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Leadebeater s Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Leadebeater s Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.