Black-fronted Duiker vs Herb Robert

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker Herb Robert
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Geraniaceae
Genus Cephalophus Geranium
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-fronted Duiker Herb Robert
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Herb Robert

No description available.

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