Abbott's Duiker vs Deviltree

Cephalophus spadix compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

  • Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abbott's Duiker Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Apocynaceae
Genus Cephalophus Alstonia
Species Cephalophus spadix Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abbott's Duiker Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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