House Sparrow vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Passer domesticus compared with Tupaia longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank House Sparrow Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (Birds) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Passeriformes (Songbirds) Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family Passeridae Tupaiidae
Genus Passer Tupaia
Species Passer domesticus Tupaia longipes

Evolutionary Relationship

House Sparrow and Long-footed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute House Sparrow Long-footed Treeshrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Long-footed Treeshrew

No description available.

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