Abbott's Duiker vs Floating Bur-Reed

Cephalophus spadix compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Typhaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Sparganium
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.