Aders' duiker vs mat alumroot

Cephalophus adersi compared with Heuchera cylindrica

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while mat alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	mat alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Heuchera
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Heuchera cylindrica

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

mat alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	mat alumroot
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.

mat alumroot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

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.