Black-fronted Duiker vs Mountain Argus

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Aricia
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-fronted Duiker and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.