Abbott's Duiker vs Elephant Apple

Cephalophus spadix compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Dillenia
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.