Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Northern Raphia

Neotragus batesi compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Arecaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Raphia
Species	Neotragus batesi	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.