Ruwenzori duiker
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Species of mammal
| Ruwenzori duiker | |
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| inBwindi Impenetrable National Park,Uganda | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. rubidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus rubidus Thomas,1901
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| Synonyms | |
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Cephalophus nigrifronsssp.rubidus | |
TheRuwenzori duikerorRuwenzori red duiker(Cephalophus rubidus) is a stocky but smallantelopefound only in theRuwenzori MountainsbetweenUgandaand, probably, theDemocratic Republic of Congo.They may be a subspecies of theblack-fronted duiker[1]or thered-flanked duiker.
The Ruwenzori duiker weighs about 15 kg (33 lb) and has a shoulder height of about 45 cm (18 in). They have rufous coats, lighter on their underbellies and darker on their backs. Their short, prong-like horns are about 8 cm (3.1 in) long.
They are found insubalpine zonesabove 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), where they eatherbs.They arediurnal.
References[edit]
- ^abIUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016)."Cephalophus nigrifronsssp.rubidus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T4147A50183744.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T4147A50183744.en.Retrieved8 December2023.
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