Black-fronted Duiker vs Devil's Shoestring

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

  • Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Cephalophus Tephrosia
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Devil's Shoestring
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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