Black Duiker vs Red Balau

Cephalophus niger compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Shorea
Species	Cephalophus niger	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

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.