balsam vs Jentink's Duiker

Impatiens noli-tangere compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• balsam is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	balsam	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	Balsaminaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Impatiens	Cephalophus
Species	Impatiens noli-tangere	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

balsam

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

balsam

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

balsam

The Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) is a species in the genus Impatiens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.