Black Duiker vs Native Caper

Cephalophus niger compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Capparaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Capparis
Species	Cephalophus niger	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Native Caper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

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

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.