Black Duiker vs Floating Fern

Cephalophus niger compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Salvinia
Species	Cephalophus niger	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.