Abbott's Duiker vs sweet tanglehead

Cephalophus spadix compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cephalophus	Heteropogon
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.