vs Ornate Cuscus

Limnothrix vacuolifera compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pseudanabaenaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Limnothrix	Phalanger
Species	Limnothrix vacuolifera	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.