Lantana vs Maxwell's Duiker

Lantana camara compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lantana Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Verbenaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Lantana Philantomba
Species Lantana camara Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Lantana

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lantana Maxwell's Duiker
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lantana

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (30 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lantana

No description available.

Maxwell's Duiker

No description available.

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