Black Duiker vs cow-itch

Cephalophus niger compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black Duiker is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Mucuna
Species	Cephalophus niger	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.