Ground cuscus vs Silky cuscus
The ground cuscus is heavier: 2.6 kg against 2 kg for the silky cuscus, about 30% more.
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What is the difference between a ground cuscus and a silky cuscus?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The ground cuscus is heavier: 2.6 kg against 2 kg for the silky cuscus, about 30% more.
- Both belong to the genus Phalanger, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the ground cuscus for 1 in total, the silky cuscus for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Ground cuscus | Silky cuscus | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phalanger gymnotis | Phalanger sericeus |
| Family | Phalangeridae | Phalangeridae |
| Order | Diprotodontia | Diprotodontia |
| Weight | 2.4 kg – 2.6 kg | 2 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 18.9 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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