Formosan koa vs Philippine mouse-deer

Acacia confusa compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Acacia	Tragulus
Species	Acacia confusa	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.