Black-fronted Duiker vs Crested Oval Sedge

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Carex
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black-fronted Duiker

The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) 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.