Barasingha vs Pencil flower

Rucervus duvaucelii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Barasingha is Vulnerable while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barasingha	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Rucervus	Stylosanthes
Species	Rucervus duvaucelii	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Barasingha

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barasingha	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barasingha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Barasingha

The Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) is a species in the genus Rucervus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.