Black-fronted Duiker vs pignut

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Black-fronted Duiker is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	pignut
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)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.