Jentink's Duiker vs Mountain yam

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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