vs Jentink's Duiker

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Chordariaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Asperococcus Cephalophus
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Jentink's Duiker

No description available.

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