Peters's Duiker

Peter's Duiker
Photographed in Campo Ma'an National Park
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Cephalophus
Species:	C. callipygus
Binomial name
Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876

Peter's Duiker (Cephalophus callipygus), is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon and northern Republic of Congo.

Peter's Duikers weigh about 40 pounds (18 kilograms) on average, and are about 20 inches (50 centimeters) at the shoulder. They have a grey-brown coat.

Peter's Duikers live in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests.

The total population is estimated at 380,000 individuals, with a declining trend.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Cephalophus callipygus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

External links

• Wild-about-you.com

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