Javan Rusa vs Minute duckweed

Rusa timorensis compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Araceae
Genus	Rusa	Lemna
Species	Rusa timorensis	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway