Black Duiker vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Cephalophus niger compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Geomyidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Geomys
Species	Cephalophus niger	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Texas Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.