Cerf de Timor vs Matted pratia

Rusa timorensis compared with Lobelia pedunculata

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Matted pratia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Matted pratia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Campanulaceae
Genus	Rusa	Lobelia
Species	Rusa timorensis	Lobelia pedunculata

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Matted pratia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Matted pratia
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.

Matted pratia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, France, and United States.