Yellow-backed Duiker
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| Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815) |
The Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor), is an antelope found in central and western Africa. They have the widest range of any duiker.
Yellow-backed Duikers grow 3.8-4.8 feet in length and 30 inches (80 centimetres) high at the shoulder. They weigh around 130 pounds (80 kilogrammes). Their coat is dark brown to black, with a yellow stripe above their hindquarters. They live in dense and open rainforest, where they eat seeds, fruits, grasses, fungi, and foliage.
[edit] References
- Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Cephalophus silvicultor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
- ultimateungulate.com
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