Javan Rusa vs Mallard

Rusa timorensis compared with Anas platyrhynchos

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Mallard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Mallard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Anatidae
Genus	Rusa	Anas
Species	Rusa timorensis	Anas platyrhynchos

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Rusa and Mallard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Mallard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mallard

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Mallard

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway