Aders' duiker vs Mingan Grapefern

Cephalophus adersi compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Botrychium
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.