Buddha's hand vs Madras Treeshrew

Alocasia cucullata compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Araceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Alocasia	Anathana
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Madras Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.