Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Leightons linsang

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Manihot	Poiana
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Leightons linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.