Black Duiker vs Silkbay

Cephalophus niger compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lauraceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Persea
Species	Cephalophus niger	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Silkbay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkbay

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.