Deviltree vs Philippine mouse-deer

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Apocynaceae Tragulidae
Genus Alstonia Tragulus
Species Alstonia macrophylla Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree Philippine mouse-deer
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

No description available.

Philippine mouse-deer

No description available.

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