bee orchid vs Jentink's Duiker

Ophrys apifera compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• bee orchid is Near Threatened while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bee orchid	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Orchidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ophrys	Cephalophus
Species	Ophrys apifera	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

bee orchid

NT — Near Threatened

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bee orchid	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bee orchid

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bee orchid

The Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) is a species in the genus Ophrys. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.