Ruwenzori duiker

Ruwenzori duiker
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Cephalophus
Species:	C. rubidus
Binomial name
	Cephalophus rubidus; Thomas, 1901

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, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They may be a subspecies of the black-fronted duiker or the red-flanked duiker.

The Ruwenzori duiker weighs about 15 kg (33 lb) and has a shoulder height of about 45 cm (18 in). They have rufous coats, lighter on their underbellies and darker on their backs. Their short, prong-like horns are about 8 cm long.

They are found in subalpine zones above 3,000 meters, where they eat herbs. They are diurnal.

References

^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Cephalophus nigrifrons rubidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered

External links

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[iucn-1] IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Cephalophus nigrifrons rubidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered

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