Sambar de Java vs Orange Pinwheel

Rusa timorensis compared with Marasmius siccus

Key Differences

Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Orange Pinwheel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Orange Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Rusa	Marasmius
Species	Rusa timorensis	Marasmius siccus

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Pinwheel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Orange Pinwheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Orange Pinwheel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.