Bastard Catclaw vs Javan Rusa

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Microgramma	Rusa
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.