Ruwenzori Duiker
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| Ruwenzori Duiker | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. rubidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus rubidus Thomas, 1901 |
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The Ruwenzori Duiker or Ruwenzori Red Duiker (Cephalophus rubidus), is a stocky but small antelope found only in the Ruwenzori Mountains between Uganda and, probably, Democratic Republic of Congo. They may be a sub-species of the Black-fronted Duiker or the Red-flanked Duiker.
The Ruwenzori Duiker weighs about 15 kilograms and has a shoulder height of about 45 centimeters. They have a rufous coat, lighter on the underbelly and darker on the back. Their short prong-like horns are about 8 centimetres long.
They are found in sub-alpine zones above 3,000 meters, where they eat herbs. They are diurnal.
[edit] References
- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Cephalophus nigrifrons rubidus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered
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