Abbott's Duiker vs water dock

Cephalophus spadix compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

  • Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abbott's Duiker water dock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Polygonaceae
Genus Cephalophus Rumex
Species Cephalophus spadix Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abbott's Duiker water dock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.

water dock

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia