Cerf-cochon de Bawean vs

Axis kuhlii compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

  • Cerf-cochon de Bawean is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cerf-cochon de Bawean
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Protozoa (protozoaire)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Physarales (Physariida)
Family Cervidae (Deer) Physaraceae
Genus Axis Physarum
Species Axis kuhlii Physarum viride

Conservation Status

Cerf-cochon de Bawean

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cerf-cochon de Bawean
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerf-cochon de Bawean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Cerf-cochon de Bawean

The Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii) is a species in the genus Axis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.

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