Jentink's Duiker vs Natal plum

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Carissa
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).