Black Duiker vs Indian-plum

Cephalophus niger compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salicaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Flacourtia
Species	Cephalophus niger	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.