Alectryon vs Palawan Treeshrew

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Tupaia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.