Blue Duiker vs Lesser Spearwort

Philantomba monticola compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Ranunculus
Species	Philantomba monticola	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Duiker	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.