Aders' duiker vs Cupped Ear

Cephalophus adersi compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Otideaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Otidea
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.