Abbott's Duiker vs Lesser Scalewort

Cephalophus spadix compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Frullania
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.