Aders' duiker vs limestone fern

Cephalophus adersi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.