Black Duiker vs Figleaf gourd

Cephalophus niger compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Figleaf gourd
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	Cephalophus	Cucurbita
Species	Cephalophus niger	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.