Lagos-rubber vs Ornate Cuscus

Funtumia africana compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apocynaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Funtumia	Phalanger
Species	Funtumia africana	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.