Black Duiker vs Painted Suillus

Cephalophus niger compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Suillaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Suillus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.