Maxwell's Duiker vs Squash / Pumpkin

Philantomba maxwellii compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maxwell's Duiker	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Philantomba	Cucurbita
Species	Philantomba maxwellii	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maxwell's Duiker	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).