Greater mouse-deer vs Java mouse-deer
The greater mouse-deer is heavier: 4.95 kg against 2.78 kg for the java mouse-deer, about 78% more.
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What is the difference between a greater mouse-deer and a java mouse-deer?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The greater mouse-deer is heavier: 4.95 kg against 2.78 kg for the java mouse-deer, about 78% more.
- The greater mouse-deer is longer-lived: 14 years against 12 years for the java mouse-deer, about 17% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Tragulus, so they are close relatives.
- The greater mouse-deer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the java mouse-deer is Data Deficient.
Side by side
| Greater mouse-deer | Java mouse-deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tragulus napu | Tragulus javanicus |
| Family | Tragulidae | Tragulidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 3.85 kg – 4.95 kg | 1.75 kg – 2.78 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 14 years | 12 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Data Deficient |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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