Leightons linsang vs pink sundew

Poiana leightoni compared with Drosera capillaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leightons linsang	pink sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Viverridae	Droseraceae
Genus	Poiana	Drosera
Species	Poiana leightoni	Drosera capillaris

Conservation Status

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

pink sundew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leightons linsang	pink sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pink sundew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.