Black Duiker vs Meller’s Mongoose

Cephalophus niger compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Duiker	Meller’s Mongoose
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)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Herpestidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Rhynchogale
Species	Cephalophus niger	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Duiker and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Duiker	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.