Ear tree vs Leightons linsang

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

Ear tree is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	Leightons linsang
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	Poiana
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Leightons linsang
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).