American Emerald vs Sambar de Java

Cordulia shurtleffii compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• American Emerald is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Emerald	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Corduliidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cordulia	Rusa
Species	Cordulia shurtleffii	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Emerald and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Emerald	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Emerald

The American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) is a species in the genus Cordulia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.