Jentink's Duiker vs lowland paca

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Cuniculus
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jentink's Duiker	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.