Light Red Meranti vs Philippine mouse-deer

Shorea lepidota compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Shorea	Tragulus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.