It is hard to guess what a Black-fronted duiker weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Black-fronted duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) on average weights 14.44 kg (31.83 lbs).
The Black-fronted duiker is from the family Bovidae (genus: Cephalophus). They can live for up to 19.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 94.4 cm (3′ 2″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The black-fronted duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) is a small antelope found in central and west-central Africa.
Animals of the same family as a Black-fronted duiker
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Scimitar oryx bringing 198.4 kilos (437.4 lbs) to the scale
- Lichtenstein’s hartebeest bringing 168 kilos (370.38 lbs) to the scale
- Bongo (antelope) bringing 269.5 kilos (594.15 lbs) to the scale
- Lesser kudu bringing 93.81 kilos (206.82 lbs) to the scale
- Nilgiri tahr bringing 73.94 kilos (163.01 lbs) to the scale
- Dama gazelle bringing 70.4 kilos (155.21 lbs) to the scale
- Günther’s dik-dik bringing 4.61 kilos (10.16 lbs) to the scale
- Muskox bringing 312.67 kilos (689.32 lbs) to the scale
- Long-tailed goral bringing 27 kilos (59.52 lbs) to the scale
- Kouprey bringing 788.66 kilos (1738.7 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Black-fronted duiker
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cephalophus nigrifrons:
- Gray brocket with a weight of 16.4 kilos (36.16 lbs)
- Dwarf brocket with a weight of 16.04 kilos (35.36 lbs)
- Water deer with a weight of 12.73 kilos (28.06 lbs)
- European badger with a weight of 11.89 kilos (26.21 lbs)
- Ursine tree-kangaroo with a weight of 13.28 kilos (29.28 lbs)
- Proboscis monkey with a weight of 12.28 kilos (27.07 lbs)
- Dwarf musk deer with a weight of 12.39 kilos (27.32 lbs)
- Caracal with a weight of 11.98 kilos (26.41 lbs)
- Indian crested porcupine with a weight of 14.3 kilos (31.53 lbs)
- Harvey’s duiker with a weight of 14.5 kilos (31.97 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Black-fronted duiker
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Black-fronted duiker:
- Ethiopian wolf with a size of 94.1 cm (3′ 2″)
- Beira (antelope) with a size of 77.9 cm (2′ 7″)
- Thomson’s gazelle with a size of 88.5 cm (2′ 11″)
- Giant anteater with a size of 1.12 meter (3′ 9″)
- Red goral with a size of 1.04 meter (3′ 5″)
- Asian golden cat with a size of 89 cm (3′ 0″)
- Mandrill with a size of 75.8 cm (2′ 6″)
- African clawless otter with a size of 80.9 cm (2′ 8″)
- Gray brocket with a size of 92.3 cm (3′ 1″)
- Klipspringer with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Black-fronted duiker
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Black-fronted duiker:
- Emperor tamarin with an average maximal age of 20.17 years
- Bechstein’s bat with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Blackbuck with an average maximal age of 20.25 years
- Ocelot with an average maximal age of 20.25 years
- Gemsbok with an average maximal age of 20 years
- East African oryx with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Large Indian civet with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Brazilian porcupine with an average maximal age of 17.25 years
- Alpine ibex with an average maximal age of 22.25 years
- Western grey kangaroo with an average maximal age of 20 years