Abbott's Duiker vs Poison devil's-pepper

Cephalophus spadix compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Rauvolfia
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.