Black Duiker vs Texas Ash

Cephalophus niger compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Oleaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Fraxinus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

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.