Devil's Shoestring vs Eld's Deer

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Rucervus eldii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Eld's Deer
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tephrosia	Rucervus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Eld's Deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.