Aders' duiker vs tiny door snail

Cephalophus adersi compared with Clausilia rugosa

Key Differences

Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while tiny door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Clausilia
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	tiny door snail
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.

tiny door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.