Floating Heart vs Ornate Cuscus

Nymphoides peltata compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Floating Heart is Endangered while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Heart	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Nymphoides	Phalanger
Species	Nymphoides peltata	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Heart	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.