Black Duiker vs Fringed rue

Cephalophus niger compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rutaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Ruta
Species	Cephalophus niger	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.