Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Southern Cut Grass

Neotragus batesi compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Southern Cut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Neotragus	Leersia
Species	Neotragus batesi	Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Southern Cut Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 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.