Apple Pigmy vs Jentink's Duiker

Stigmella malella compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Apple Pigmy is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nepticulidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Stigmella	Cephalophus
Species	Stigmella malella	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.