Philippine mouse-deer vs Yellow Dodder

Tragulus nigricans compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Philippine mouse-deer Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Tragulidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Tragulus Cuscuta
Species Tragulus nigricans Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Philippine mouse-deer Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Philippine mouse-deer

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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