Grass-Leaf Pondweed vs Philippine mouse-deer

Potamogeton gramineus compared with Tragulus nigricans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Pondweed	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Potamogeton	Tragulus
Species	Potamogeton gramineus	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

EN — Endangered

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Pondweed	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.