Philantomba

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Philantomba
Stavenn Cephalophus maxwellii.jpg
Maxwell's duiker, the type species for Philantomba
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Cephalophinae
Genus: Philantomba
Blyth, 1840
Type species
Philantomba maxwellii
Smith, 1827
Species
  • P. maxwellii
  • P. monticola
  • P. walteri

Philantomba is a mammal genus which contains three species of duiker, a type of small antelope. The three species are Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii), the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) and the Walter's duiker (Philantomba walteri).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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