Céphalophe noir vs Oriental House Rat

Cephalophus niger compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Céphalophe noir	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cephalophus	Rattus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Céphalophe noir and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Céphalophe noir

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Céphalophe noir	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Céphalophe noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Céphalophe noir

The Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) 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.