flat-backed millipede vs Jentink's Duiker

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polydesmidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Polydesmus	Cephalophus
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.