Jentink's Duiker vs Papyrus

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while Papyrus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Cyperus
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).