Black Duiker vs Oak Blackhead

Cephalophus niger compared with Diatrypella quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Diatrypella
Species	Cephalophus niger	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Oak Blackhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.