Cephalophus
Cephalophus is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.[1]
| Cephalophus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cephalophus silvicultor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815) | |
Species
Following Groves (2005), the species within Cephalophus include:[1]
- Aders's duiker Cephalophus adersi
- Brooke's duiker Cephalophus brookei
- Peters' duiker Cephalophus callipygus
- Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
- Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki
- White-bellied duiker Cephalophus leucogaster
- Red duiker Cephalophus natalensis
- Black duiker Cephalophus niger
- Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons
- Ogilby's duiker Cephalophus ogilbyi
- Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
- Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor
- Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix
- Weyns's duiker Cephalophus weynsi
- Zebra duiker Cephalophus zebra
References
- 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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