Ornate Cuscus vs Sickle Medick

Phalanger ornatus compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phalangeridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Medicago
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).