Ornate Cuscus vs

Phalanger ornatus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Phalangeridae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Phalanger	Stephanoeca
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.