Sambar de Java vs Silesian Willow

Rusa timorensis compared with Salix silesiaca

Key Differences

Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Silesian Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Silesian Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Salicaceae
Genus	Rusa	Salix
Species	Rusa timorensis	Salix silesiaca

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Silesian Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Silesian Willow
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.