Black Duiker vs Firetree

Cephalophus niger compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Myricaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Morella
Species	Cephalophus niger	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Firetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.