chestnut-leaf oak vs Sambar de Java

Quercus castaneifolia compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• chestnut-leaf oak is Near Threatened while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut-leaf oak	Sambar de Java
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Rusa
Species	Quercus castaneifolia	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

chestnut-leaf oak

NT — Near Threatened

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut-leaf oak	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut-leaf oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

chestnut-leaf oak

The chestnut-leaf oak (Quercus castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.