Chaga vs Peters' Duiker

Inonotus obliquus compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaga	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Inonotus	Cephalophus
Species	Inonotus obliquus	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Chaga

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaga	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chaga

The Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a species in the genus Inonotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.