Easter cassia vs Leightons linsang

Senna pendula compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

Easter cassia is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Easter cassia	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	Senna	Poiana
Species	Senna pendula	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Easter cassia	Leightons linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).