false pepperwort vs Javan Rusa

Marsilea crenata compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Marsileaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Marsilea	Rusa
Species	Marsilea crenata	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.