Cerf de Timor vs Slimleaf bean

Rusa timorensis compared with Phaseolus angustissimus

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Slimleaf bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Slimleaf bean
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Rusa	Phaseolus
Species	Rusa timorensis	Phaseolus angustissimus

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Slimleaf bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Slimleaf bean
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.

Slimleaf bean

Habitat

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