Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Red ginger

Neotragus batesi compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Alpinia
Species	Neotragus batesi	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.