Argan vs Jentink's Duiker

Sideroxylon spinosum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Argan is Vulnerable while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argan	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sapotaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sideroxylon	Cephalophus
Species	Sideroxylon spinosum	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Argan

VU — Vulnerable

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argan	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argan

Habitat

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

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argan

The Argan (Sideroxylon spinosum) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.