Blue Duiker vs Foxtail copperleaf

Philantomba monticola compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Acalypha
Species	Philantomba monticola	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Duiker	Foxtail copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

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.