bay duiker vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Cephalophus dorsalis compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• bay duiker is Near Threatened while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bay duiker	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Artibeus
Species	Cephalophus dorsalis	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

bay duiker and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bay duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bay duiker	Dark fruit-eating bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bay duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

bay duiker

The Bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.