Elastic Saddle vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Helvella elastica compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Chevrotain de Balbac
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Helvella	Tragulus
Species	Helvella elastica	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Chevrotain de Balbac
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).

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.