Blue Duiker vs pignut

Philantomba monticola compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Mesosphaerum
Species	Philantomba monticola	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.