Elegant Polypore vs Peters' Duiker

Cerioporus varius compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cerioporus	Cephalophus
Species	Cerioporus varius	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.