Javan Rusa vs Stinking willie

Rusa timorensis compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Rusa timorensis	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway