Ornate Cuscus vs Wild Lettuce

Phalanger ornatus compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phalangeridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phalanger	Lactuca
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).