Jentink's Duiker vs Pencil flower

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Jentink's Duiker is Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jentink's Duiker Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Cephalophus Stylosanthes
Species Cephalophus jentinki Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jentink's Duiker Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Jentink's Duiker

No description available.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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