Madras Treeshrew vs prostrate cinquefoil

Anathana ellioti compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madras Treeshrew	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Tupaiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anathana	Potentilla
Species	Anathana ellioti	Potentilla supina

Conservation Status

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madras Treeshrew	prostrate cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.