Blue Duiker vs Murex

Philantomba monticola compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

• Blue Duiker is Least Concern while Murex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Medicago
Species	Philantomba monticola	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Duiker	Murex
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.