Black-fronted Duiker vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Soricidae
Genus Cephalophus Blarina
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-fronted Duiker and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

No description available.

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