Love Apple vs Northern Treeshrew

Paris polyphylla compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Paris	Tupaia
Species	Paris polyphylla	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.