Black Duiker vs Thrips

Cephalophus niger compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Thripidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Aptinothrips
Species	Cephalophus niger	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.