Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Prickly Coontail

Neotragus batesi compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Neotragus batesi	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.