Aders' duiker vs Gibbon Agile

Cephalophus adersi compared with Hylobates agilis

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Gibbon Agile is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Gibbon Agile
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hylobatidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Hylobates
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Hylobates agilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Gibbon Agile share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Gibbon Agile

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Gibbon Agile
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.

Gibbon Agile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Gibbon Agile

The Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) is a species in the genus Hylobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.