bay duiker vs Deppe's Squirrel

Cephalophus dorsalis compared with Sciurus deppei

Key Differences

• bay duiker is Near Threatened while Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bay duiker	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cephalophus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cephalophus dorsalis	Sciurus deppei

Evolutionary Relationship

bay duiker and Deppe's Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bay duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bay duiker	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bay duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.