Aders' duiker vs Fern Palm

Cephalophus adersi compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Cycas
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.