Abbott's Duiker vs Floating Fern

Cephalophus spadix compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Salvinia
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.