Abbott's Duiker vs mountain thistle

Cephalophus spadix compared with Acanthus montanus

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while mountain thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Acanthus
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	mountain thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.