Sambar de Java vs Pine Jelly

Rusa timorensis compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Rusa	Exidia
Species	Rusa timorensis	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway