Javan Rusa vs St. James' shell

Rusa timorensis compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Pectinidae
Genus	Rusa	Pecten
Species	Rusa timorensis	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Rusa and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	St. James' shell
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.

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway