Abbott's Duiker vs Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Cephalophus spadix compared with Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Key Differences

  • Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abbott's Duiker Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Araceae
Genus Cephalophus Xanthosoma
Species Cephalophus spadix Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abbott's Duiker Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Abbott's Duiker

The Abbott's Duiker (Cephalophus spadix) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

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