Black Deerfly vs Peters' Duiker

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tabanidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chrysops	Cephalophus
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Deerfly	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.