Black-spotted Cuscus vs Floating Fern

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Salvinia
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Black-spotted Cuscus

The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species in the genus Spilocuscus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.