hoary marmot vs Jentink's Duiker

Marmota caligata compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• hoary marmot is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hoary marmot	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Marmota	Cephalophus
Species	Marmota caligata	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

hoary marmot and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

hoary marmot

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hoary marmot	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hoary marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.