gratiola vs Palawan Treeshrew

Gratiola officinalis compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Gratiola	Tupaia
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.