Javan Rusa vs Munda round ray

Rusa timorensis compared with Urotrygon munda

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Munda round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Munda round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Rusa	Urotrygon
Species	Rusa timorensis	Urotrygon munda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Munda round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Munda round ray
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.

Munda round ray