Abbott's Duiker vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Cephalophus spadix compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Nymphoides
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.