Fuzzy flatsedge vs Ornate Cuscus

Cyperus pilosus compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cyperaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cyperus	Phalanger
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.