Black Duiker vs Dromedary Camel

Cephalophus niger compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cephalophus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cephalophus niger	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Hewan berkuku genap)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Black Duiker

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.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.