Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Prickly Heath

Neotragus batesi compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ericaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Gaultheria
Species	Neotragus batesi	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.