Black Duiker vs scimitar-bean

Cephalophus niger compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Canavalia
Species	Cephalophus niger	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.