Alpine Earwort vs Philippine mouse-deer

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Alpine Earwort is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Tragulus
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.