Weyns's Duiker

Weyns Duiker
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Cephalophus
Species:	C. weynsi
Binomial name
Cephalophus weynsi Thomas, 1901

Weyns Duiker (Cephalophus weynsi), is a tiny antelope found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya. It is sometimes spelled "Weyn's", or as "Weyns' Duiker".

Weyns Duikers average about 33 pounds (15 kilogrammes) in weight when full grown, with a shoulder height of about 17 inches (43 centimetres). They have a plain rufous coat.

The duiker makes it home in lowlands and montane rainforests.

References

• IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Cephalophus weynsi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 May 2008.
• Wild-about-you.com

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