Mountain cuscus vs Peleng cuscus
The mountain cuscus is heavier: 2.05 kg against 500 g for the peleng cuscus, about 4.1 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a mountain cuscus and a peleng cuscus?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mountain cuscus is heavier: 2.05 kg against 500 g for the peleng cuscus, about 4.1 times the weight.
- The peleng cuscus is longer-lived: 3.41 years against 2.49 years for the mountain cuscus, about 37% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Phalanger, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Mountain cuscus | Peleng cuscus | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phalanger carmelitae | Phalanger pelengensis |
| Family | Phalangeridae | Phalangeridae |
| Order | Diprotodontia | Diprotodontia |
| Weight | 1.84 kg – 2.05 kg | 500 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 2.49 years | 3.41 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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