Black Duiker vs Slender Borage

Cephalophus niger compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Borago
Species	Cephalophus niger	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Slender Borage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.