Abbott's Duiker vs Oily Pectis

Cephalophus spadix compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cephalophus	Pectis
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

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.