Black-fronted Duiker vs greater broomrape

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Orobanche
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.