Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Chinese Mallow

Neotragus batesi compared with Malva verticillata

Key Differences

  • Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bates's Dwarf Antelope Chinese Mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Malvaceae
Genus Neotragus Malva
Species Neotragus batesi Malva verticillata

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bates's Dwarf Antelope Chinese Mallow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.

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