Formosan koa vs Ornate Cuscus

Acacia confusa compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan koa 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 Acacia Phalanger
Species Acacia confusa Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan koa Ornate Cuscus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

No description available.

Ornate Cuscus

No description available.

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