Ornate Cuscus vs Yellow ginger

Phalanger ornatus compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Cuscus	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Phalanger	Hedychium
Species	Phalanger ornatus	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).