Common duiker

Common duiker
Adult male in Pendjari National Park, Benin
Adult female in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Cephalophinae
Genus: Sylvicapra
Ogilby, 1837
Species:
S. grimmia
Binomial name
Sylvicapra grimmia
Synonyms

Capra grimmia Linnaeus, 1758
Moschus grimmia Linnaeus, 1766

The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the gray duiker or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus Sylvicapra. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent. Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient vegetation cover to allow them to hide—savannah and hilly areas, including the fringes of human settlements.[2]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Sylvicapra grimmia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21203A50194717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21203A50194717.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Child, Matthew F. "Sylvicapra grimmia – Common Duiker" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022. extract from The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland - 2016