Aders-Ducker vs Poor Man's Cycad

Cephalophus adersi compared with Encephalartos villosus

Key Differences

• Aders-Ducker is Critically Endangered while Poor Man's Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders-Ducker	Poor Man's Cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Cycadales (Palmfarne)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Encephalartos
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Encephalartos villosus

Conservation Status

Aders-Ducker

CR — Critically Endangered

Poor Man's Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders-Ducker	Poor Man's Cycad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aders-Ducker

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.

Poor Man's Cycad

Aders-Ducker

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.