Black Duiker vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cephalophus niger compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Soricidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Nectogale
Species	Cephalophus niger	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

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.