Philippine mouse-deer vs slender thistle

Tragulus nigricans compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine mouse-deer	slender thistle
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	Tragulidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Tragulus	Carduus
Species	Tragulus nigricans	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine mouse-deer	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.