Black-fronted Duiker vs Greater dodder

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Convolvulaceae
Genus Cephalophus Cuscuta
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Greater dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Greater dodder

No description available.

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