Cerf de Timor vs Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Rusa timorensis compared with Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Round-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Rusa	Cotoneaster
Species	Rusa timorensis	Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
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.

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway