bay duiker vs Eastern Mole

Cephalophus dorsalis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• bay duiker is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bay duiker	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Talpidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Scalopus
Species	Cephalophus dorsalis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

bay duiker and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bay duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bay duiker	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bay duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

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.