Black Duiker vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Cephalophus niger compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Didelphidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Marmosa
Species	Cephalophus niger	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.