Cerf de Timor vs Ochre Spreading Tooth

Rusa timorensis compared with Steccherinum ochraceum

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Ochre Spreading Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Ochre Spreading Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Rusa	Steccherinum
Species	Rusa timorensis	Steccherinum ochraceum

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Ochre Spreading Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Ochre Spreading Tooth
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.

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway