Jentink's Duiker vs

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Microbotryum
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.