Ornate Cuscus vs Tangerine

Phalanger ornatus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Citrus
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).