Black-fronted Duiker vs

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Vibrio cholerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-fronted Duiker
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Enterobacterales (Enterobacterales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Vibrionaceae
Genus Cephalophus Vibrio
Species Cephalophus nigrifrons Vibrio cholerae

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped, highly motile aquatic bacterium and the causative agent of pandemic cholera disease in humans. It inhabits coastal estuaries, river deltas, and warm marine environments, often associated with plankton, particularly copepods. This facultatively anaerobic bacterium spreads through contaminated water and food, causing severe watery diarrhea with major public health impact.

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