Black Duiker vs fern-leaf aralia

Cephalophus niger compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Araliaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Polyscias
Species	Cephalophus niger	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black Duiker

The Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.