Lesser Featherwort vs Ogilby's Duiker

Plagiochila porelloides compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

  • Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lesser Featherwort Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Plagiochilaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Plagiochila Cephalophus
Species Plagiochila porelloides Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lesser Featherwort Ogilby's Duiker
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Featherwort

No description available.

Ogilby's Duiker

No description available.

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