Padda de Java vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Lonchura oryzivora compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Padda de Java is Vulnerable while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Padda de Java	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Estrildidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Lonchura	Tragulus
Species	Lonchura oryzivora	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Padda de Java and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Padda de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Padda de Java	Chevrotain de Balbac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Padda de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Padda de Java

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.