Angular water-starwort vs Javan Rusa

Callitriche cribrosa compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Angular water-starwort is Near Threatened while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular water-starwort	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Callitriche	Rusa
Species	Callitriche cribrosa	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Angular water-starwort

NT — Near Threatened

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular water-starwort	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular water-starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Angular water-starwort

The Angular water-starwort (Callitriche cribrosa) is a species in the genus Callitriche. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.