Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Sour Prickle

Neotragus batesi compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cactaceae
Genus	Neotragus	Opuntia
Species	Neotragus batesi	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.