Black Duiker vs Three-Spotted Pink

Cephalophus niger compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Dianthus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.

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.