Black-fronted Duiker vs Fire ant

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Formicidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Solenopsis
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.