Maxwell's Duiker vs Pencil flower

Philantomba maxwellii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Maxwell'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 Philantomba Stylosanthes
Species Philantomba maxwellii Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maxwell'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).

Maxwell's Duiker

No description available.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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