Blue Duiker vs Prickly Yellow

Philantomba monticola compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Blue Duiker is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Duiker	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rutaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Zanthoxylum
Species	Philantomba monticola	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Duiker	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.