Black Duiker vs Highland Flat-body

Cephalophus niger compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Depressariidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Depressaria
Species	Cephalophus niger	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Highland Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Highland Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.