Black Duiker vs Oriental Beech

Cephalophus niger compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Cephalophus	Fagus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.