Love Apple vs Palawan Treeshrew

Paris polyphylla compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Palawan 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 palawanensis

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Palawan 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.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.