Chevrotain de Balbac vs Cuscute des champs

Tragulus nigricans compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered while Cuscute des champs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chevrotain de Balbac	Cuscute des champs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tragulidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Tragulus	Cuscuta
Species	Tragulus nigricans	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Cuscute des champs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chevrotain de Balbac	Cuscute des champs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuscute des champs

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).