Ornate Cuscus vs Silkrubber

Phalanger ornatus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Funtumia
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.