Chinaroot vs Peters' Duiker

Smilax china compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Smilax	Cephalophus
Species	Smilax china	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.