Blue Duiker vs Floating Fern

Philantomba monticola compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blue Duiker is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Salvinia
Species	Philantomba monticola	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Duiker	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blue Duiker

The Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a species in the genus Philantomba. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.