Ciervo de Duvaucel vs Tongo

Rucervus duvaucelii compared with Plecturocebus caquetensis

Key Differences

• Ciervo de Duvaucel is Vulnerable while Tongo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciervo de Duvaucel	Tongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Rucervus	Plecturocebus
Species	Rucervus duvaucelii	Plecturocebus caquetensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ciervo de Duvaucel and Tongo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ciervo de Duvaucel

VU — Vulnerable

Tongo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciervo de Duvaucel	Tongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ciervo de Duvaucel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tongo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ciervo de Duvaucel

The Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) is a species in the genus Rucervus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tongo

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the