Addax vs lesser mouse-deer

Addax nasomaculatus compared with Tragulus javanicus

Key Differences

• Addax is Critically Endangered while lesser mouse-deer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Addax	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tragulidae
Genus	Addax	Tragulus
Species	Addax nasomaculatus	Tragulus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Addax and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

Addax

CR — Critically Endangered

lesser mouse-deer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Addax	lesser mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Addax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

lesser mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Addax

The Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a species in the genus Addax. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic rea.