Abbott's Duiker vs Tiny vetch

Cephalophus spadix compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

  • Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abbott's Duiker Tiny vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Cephalophus Vicia
Species Cephalophus spadix Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abbott's Duiker Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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