Black Duiker vs White Star Apple

Cephalophus niger compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Gambeya
Species	Cephalophus niger	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.