Chinese Apple vs Philippine mouse-deer

Malus prunifolia compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Chinese Apple is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Apple	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Tragulidae
Genus	Malus	Tragulus
Species	Malus prunifolia	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Chinese Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Apple	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Apple

The Chinese Apple (Malus prunifolia) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.