Elastic Saddle vs Cerf de Timor

Helvella elastica compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Cerf de Timor
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Helvellaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Helvella	Rusa
Species	Helvella elastica	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Cerf de Timor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Cerf de Timor

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway