Black Duiker vs River Maple

Cephalophus niger compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Acer
Species	Cephalophus niger	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.