Aders' duiker vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Cephalophus adersi compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Diphylla
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Lihat Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.