Aders' duiker vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Cephalophus adersi compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Caliciaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Buellia
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aders' duiker

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Aders' duiker

The Aders' duiker (Cephalophus adersi) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo.