Black Duiker vs Rough Hawk's-beard

Cephalophus niger compared with Crepis biennis

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Rough Hawk's-beard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Rough Hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cephalophus	Crepis
Species	Cephalophus niger	Crepis biennis

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Rough Hawk's-beard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Rough Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.