Black-fronted Duiker

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Black-fronted Duiker
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Cephalophinae Genus: Cephalophus Species: C. nigrifons
Binomial name
Cephalophus nigrifons Gray, 1871

The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons), is a small antelope found in central and west-central Africa. It averages 10 kg (22 pounds) and a shoulder height of 43 cm (17 inches). It has been found as far south as northern Angola.

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Warty Pig (Sus celebensis) · Flores Warty Pig (Sus heureni) · Oliver's Warty Pig (Sus oliveri) · Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis) · Boar (Sus scrofa) · Timor Warty Pig (Sus timoriensis) · Javan Pig (Sus verrucosus) Tayassuidae Tayassu White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) Gluteous Maximus Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) Pecari Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) · Giant Peccary (Pecari maximus)   Suborder Tylopoda Camelidae Lama Llama (Lama glama) · Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Vicugna Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) · Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Camelus Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) · Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)   Cetartiodactyla Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Choeropsis Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

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