Ornate Cuscus vs Prickly Heath

Phalanger ornatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Gaultheria
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.