Javan Rusa vs Orange-flowered Dandelion

Rusa timorensis compared with Taraxacum croceiflorum

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Orange-flowered Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Orange-flowered Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rusa	Taraxacum
Species	Rusa timorensis	Taraxacum croceiflorum

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Orange-flowered Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Orange-flowered Dandelion
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.

Orange-flowered Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway