Peters's duiker
| Peters's duiker | |
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| Photographed in Campo Ma'an National Park | |
Conservation status
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. callipygus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876
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| Distribution of Peters's duiker | |
Peters's duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo.
Peters's duikers typically weigh about 40 lb (18 kg), and are about 20 in (50 cm) at the shoulder. They have grey-brown coats, and live in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests. The total population is estimated at 380,000 individuals, with a declining trend.
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Cephalophus callipygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4138A50182358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T4138A50182358.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Duikers
- Mammals of Central Africa
- Mammals of Cameroon
- Mammals of Equatorial Guinea
- Mammals of Gabon
- Mammals of the Republic of the Congo
- Mammals described in 1876
- Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
- Even-toed ungulate stubs