Weyns's Duiker
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| Weyns Duiker | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. weynsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus weynsi Thomas, 1901 |
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Weyns Duiker (Cephalophus weynsi), is a tiny antelope found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya. It is sometimes spelled "Weyn's", or as "Weyns' Duiker".
Weyns Duikers average about 33 pounds (15 kilogrammes) in weight when full grown, with a shoulder height of about 17 inches (43 centimetres). They have a plain rufous coat.
The duiker makes it home in lowlands and montane rainforests.
[edit] References
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Cephalophus weynsi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 May 2008.
- Wild-about-you.com
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