ilima vs Philippine mouse-deer

Sida cordifolia compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ilima Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Malvaceae Tragulidae
Genus Sida Tragulus
Species Sida cordifolia Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

No description available.

Philippine mouse-deer

No description available.

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