Cep vs Jentink's Duiker

Boletus edulis compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Cep is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cep	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boletaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Boletus	Cephalophus
Species	Boletus edulis	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cep	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cep

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].