Fingered Candlesnuff vs Jentink's Duiker

Xylaria digitata compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fingered Candlesnuff	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Xylariaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xylaria	Cephalophus
Species	Xylaria digitata	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fingered Candlesnuff	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.