''Cephalophus'' is a mammal

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which contains at least fifteen species of

duiker A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophina ...

, a type of small

antelope The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals ...

Species

Following Groves (2005), the species within ''Cephalophus'' include: *

Aders's duiker The Aders's duiker (''Cephalophus adersi''), also known as ''nunga'' in Swahili, ''kunga marara'' in Kipokomo and ''harake'' in Giriama, is a small, forest-dwelling duiker found only in Zanzibar and Kenya. It may be a subspecies of the red, H ...

''Cephalophus adersi'' *

Brooke's duiker The Brooke's duiker (''Cephalophus brookei'') is a species of antelope. It is distributed throughout Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire. It was elevated to species status. References Further readingultimateungulate.com {{Taxonbar, from= ...

''Cephalophus brookei'' * Peters' duiker ''Cephalophus callipygus'' *

Bay duiker The bay duiker (''Cephalophus dorsalis''), also known as the black-striped duiker and the black-backed duiker, is a forest-dwelling duiker native to western and southern Africa. It was first described by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 18 ...

''Cephalophus dorsalis'' *

Jentink's duiker Jentink's duiker (''Cephalophus jentinki''), also known as ''gidi-gidi'' in Krio and ''kaikulowulei'' in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra ...

''Cephalophus jentinki'' *

White-bellied duiker The white-bellied duiker (''Cephalophus leucogaster'') is a duiker found in central Africa. Little is known on the ecology of the species, and only some information on habitat and diet is available. Duikers are a fairly small species of antelo ...

''Cephalophus leucogaster'' *

Red duiker The red forest duiker, Natal duiker, or Natal red duiker (''Cephalophus natalensis'') is a small antelope found in central to southern Africa. It is one of 22 extant species form the subfamily Cephalophinae. While the red forest duiker is very s ...

''Cephalophus natalensis'' *

Black duiker The black duiker (''Cephalophus niger''), also known as ''tuba'' in Dyula, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria. Black duikers stand around tall at the s ...

''Cephalophus niger'' *

Black-fronted duiker The black-fronted duiker (''Cephalophus nigrifrons'') is a small antelope found in central and west-central Africa. Description The black-fronted duiker is a compact, short-necked, and active antelope that gets its name from the broad black stre ...

''Cephalophus nigrifrons'' *

Ogilby's duiker Ogilby's duiker (''Cephalophus ogilbyi'') is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Bioko Island and possibly Gabon. No subspecies are recognized. The two former subspecies, the white-legged duiker ''Ceph ...

''Cephalophus ogilbyi'' *

Ruwenzori duiker The Ruwenzori duiker or Ruwenzori red duiker (''Cephalophus rubidus'') is a stocky but small antelope found only in the Ruwenzori Mountains between Uganda and, probably, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They may be a subspecies of the black-fron ...

''Cephalophus rubidus'' *

Red-flanked duiker The red-flanked duiker (''Cephalophus rufilatus'') is a species of small antelope found in western and central Africa in countries as far apart as Senegal and Sudan. Red-flanked duikers grow to almost 15 in (35 cm) in height and weigh up to ...

''Cephalophus rufilatus'' *

Yellow-backed duiker The yellow-backed duiker (''Cephalophus silvicultor'') is a forest dwelling antelope in the order Artiodactyla from the family Bovidae. Yellow-backed duikers are the most widely distributed of all duikers. They are found mainly in Central and West ...

''Cephalophus silvicultor'' *

Abbott's duiker The Abbott's duiker (''Cephalophus spadix''), also known as ''minde'' in Swahili, is a large, forest-dwelling duiker (small antelope) found only in a few scattered enclaves in Tanzania. It may be a subspecies of the yellow-backed duiker. It is v ...

''Cephalophus spadix'' * Weyns's duiker ''Cephalophus weynsi'' * Zebra duiker ''Cephalophus zebra''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q289118 Mammal genera Duikers Taxa named by Charles Hamilton Smith