Black-fronted Duiker vs Gunpowder tree

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Gunpowder tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Malvaceae
Genus Cephalophus Melochia
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Gunpowder tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and 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.

Gunpowder tree

No description available.

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