Ornate Cuscus vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Phalanger ornatus compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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	Pyrola
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Cuscus	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.