Maxwell's Duiker vs Merlin

Philantomba maxwellii compared with Falco columbarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maxwell's Duiker	Merlin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Falconidae
Genus	Philantomba	Falco
Species	Philantomba maxwellii	Falco columbarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Maxwell's Duiker and Merlin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Merlin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maxwell's Duiker	Merlin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Merlin

Merlin (Falco columbarius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.