Aders' duiker vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Cephalophus adersi compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Cephalophus	Onychogalea
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Onychogalea lunata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.