Felt Saddle vs Jentink's Duiker

Helvella macropus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Felt Saddle is Vulnerable while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felt Saddle	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Helvellaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Helvella	Cephalophus
Species	Helvella macropus	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felt Saddle	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.