Beaked Earthstar vs Jentink's Duiker

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Beaked Earthstar is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Geastraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Geastrum	Cephalophus
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.