Aders' duiker vs Three-tailed swallowtail

Cephalophus adersi compared with Papilio multicaudata

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Three-tailed swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Three-tailed swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Papilionidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Papilio
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Papilio multicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Three-tailed swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Three-tailed swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Three-tailed swallowtail
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.

Three-tailed swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.