Moon Trefoil vs Ornate Cuscus

Medicago arborea compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moon Trefoil	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	Medicago	Phalanger
Species	Medicago arborea	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.