Beautiful Plume vs Philippine Cedar

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Toona
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Philippine Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.