Jentink's Duiker vs Prickly Coontail

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jentink's Duiker	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.