Lemon grass vs Ornate Cuscus

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cymbopogon	Phalanger
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.