Black Duiker vs White-tailed Mountain Vole

Cephalophus niger compared with Alticola albicaudus

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while White-tailed Mountain Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	White-tailed Mountain Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Alticola
Species	Cephalophus niger	Alticola albicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and White-tailed Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Mountain Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	White-tailed Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-tailed Mountain Vole

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.