Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Sapele

Neotragus batesi compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Meliaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Entandrophragma
Species	Neotragus batesi	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.