Black Duiker vs Golden Clover

Cephalophus niger compared with Trifolium aureum

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Golden Clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Golden Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Trifolium
Species	Cephalophus niger	Trifolium aureum

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Golden Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.