Paraguay tea vs Philippine mouse-deer

Ilex paraguariensis compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Paraguay tea is Near Threatened while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Paraguay tea	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Ilex	Tragulus
Species	Ilex paraguariensis	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Paraguay tea

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Paraguay tea	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Paraguay tea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.