Black Duiker vs Horsetail

Cephalophus niger compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Equisetum
Species	Cephalophus niger	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.