Devil's Shoestring vs Guemal

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tephrosia	Hippocamelus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.