Indian-nut vs Madras Treeshrew

Areca catechu compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Indian-nut is Not Evaluated while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-nut	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Arecaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Areca	Anathana
Species	Areca catechu	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-nut	Madras Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.