blackbuck vs Philippine mouse-deer

Antilope cervicapra compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• blackbuck is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackbuck	Philippine 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	Antilope	Tragulus
Species	Antilope cervicapra	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blackbuck

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackbuck	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, South Africa, and United States.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackbuck

The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species in the genus Antilope. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.