Palawan Treeshrew vs Punktree

Tupaia palawanensis compared with Melaleuca quinquenervia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Palawan Treeshrew Punktree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Scandentia (Scandentia) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Tupaiidae Myrtaceae
Genus Tupaia Melaleuca
Species Tupaia palawanensis Melaleuca quinquenervia

Conservation Status

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Punktree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Palawan Treeshrew Punktree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Punktree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (India, Malaysia, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Palawan Treeshrew

No description available.

Punktree

No description available.

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