Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Red melastome

Neotragus batesi compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Neotragus	Melastoma
Species	Neotragus batesi	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.