Ornate Cuscus vs umkokolo

Phalanger ornatus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Dovyalis
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).