Cerf de Timor vs Petit diable

Rusa timorensis compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Petit diable is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Petit diable
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Rusa	Mobula
Species	Rusa timorensis	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerf de Timor and Petit diable share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Petit diable

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Petit diable
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Petit diable