Jentink's Duiker vs long yam

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Dioscorea
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jentink's Duiker	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.