Aders' duiker vs Quebec Emerald

Cephalophus adersi compared with Somatochlora brevicincta

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Quebec Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Quebec Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Corduliidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Somatochlora
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Somatochlora brevicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Quebec Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Quebec Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Quebec Emerald
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.

Quebec Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.