Black-fronted Duiker vs Duck Flea

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-fronted Duiker and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.