gratiola vs Philippine mouse-deer

Gratiola officinalis compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Gratiola	Tragulus
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.