Black Duiker vs Lang's Red Colobus

Cephalophus niger compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cephalophus	Piliocolobus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Piliocolobus langi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Lang's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.