Bawean-Schweinshirsch vs Pencil flower

Axis kuhlii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Bawean-Schweinshirsch is Critically Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bawean-Schweinshirsch Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Paarhufer) Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family Cervidae (Deer) Fabaceae
Genus Axis Stylosanthes
Species Axis kuhlii Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Bawean-Schweinshirsch

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bawean-Schweinshirsch Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bawean-Schweinshirsch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bawean-Schweinshirsch

The Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii) is a species in the genus Axis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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