Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Wild Lettuce

Neotragus batesi compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Dwarf Antelope	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Neotragus	Lactuca
Species	Neotragus batesi	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.