Black-fronted Duiker vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cephalophus nigrifrons compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-fronted Duiker	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cephalophus	Ictidomys
Species	Cephalophus nigrifrons	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-fronted Duiker and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-fronted Duiker	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-fronted Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.