Mantled Baskettail vs Philippine mouse-deer

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Corduliidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Epitheca	Tragulus
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Philippine mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.