gutta-percha-tree vs Red Nato

Palaquium gutta compared with Palaquium luzoniense

Key Differences

• gutta-percha-tree is Near Threatened while Red Nato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gutta-percha-tree	Red Nato
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)
Family same	Sapotaceae	Sapotaceae
Genus same	Palaquium	Palaquium
Species	Palaquium gutta	Palaquium luzoniense

Evolutionary Relationship

gutta-percha-tree and Red Nato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Palaquium.

Conservation Status

gutta-percha-tree

NT — Near Threatened

Red Nato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gutta-percha-tree	Red Nato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gutta-percha-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Congo (DRC). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Red Nato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.