Cave ground-beetle vs Jentink's Duiker

Trechus pereirai compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Cave ground-beetle is Critically Endangered while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cave ground-beetle	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Carabidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Trechus	Cephalophus
Species	Trechus pereirai	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Cave ground-beetle and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cave ground-beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cave ground-beetle	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cave ground-beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cave ground-beetle

The Cave ground-beetle (Trechus pereirai) is a species in the genus Trechus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.