Mountain cuscus vs Ornate cuscus
The mountain cuscus is heavier: 2.05 kg against 1.79 kg for the ornate cuscus, about 15% more.
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What is the difference between a mountain cuscus and a ornate cuscus?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mountain cuscus is heavier: 2.05 kg against 1.79 kg for the ornate cuscus, about 15% more.
- The ornate cuscus is longer-lived: 4.08 years against 2.49 years for the mountain cuscus, about 64% longer.
- 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 mountain cuscus for 1 in total, the ornate 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
| Mountain cuscus | Ornate cuscus | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phalanger carmelitae | Phalanger ornatus |
| Family | Phalangeridae | Phalangeridae |
| Order | Diprotodontia | Diprotodontia |
| Weight | 1.84 kg – 2.05 kg | 1.79 kg – 2.29 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 2.49 years | 4.08 years |
| 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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