Black Duiker vs Pitch canker

Cephalophus niger compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Fusarium
Species	Cephalophus niger	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.