Black-fronted Duiker vs Fringed rue

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

  • Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Fringed rue
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Rutaceae
Genus Cephalophus Ruta
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Fringed rue
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 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.

Fringed rue

No description available.

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