Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs pignut

Neotragus batesi compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Neotragus batesi	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.