''Cephalophus'' is a mammal
genus
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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:
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* ]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
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''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-fro ...
''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
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Mammal genera
Duikers
Taxa named by Charles Hamilton Smith