Deceiving Bovist vs Jentink's Duiker

Bovista aestivalis compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Deceiving Bovist is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Bovista	Cephalophus
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

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

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.