Black Duiker vs yellow-backed duiker

Cephalophus niger compared with Cephalophus silvicultor

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while yellow-backed duiker is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	yellow-backed duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus same	Cephalophus	Cephalophus
Species	Cephalophus niger	Cephalophus silvicultor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and yellow-backed duiker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cephalophus.

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

yellow-backed duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	yellow-backed duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow-backed duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.