Black Duiker vs root-eating beetle

Cephalophus niger compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Monotomidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Rhizophagus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.