Ear tree vs King genet

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Genetta poensis

Key Differences

• Ear tree is Least Concern while King genet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	King genet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Enterolobium	Genetta
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Genetta poensis

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

King genet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	King genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

King genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.