Aders' duiker vs Mountain Argus

Cephalophus adersi compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Aders' duiker is Critically Endangered while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aders' duiker	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Aricia
Species	Cephalophus adersi	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aders' duiker and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Aders' duiker

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aders' duiker	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.