Peters's duiker
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| Peters' duiker | |
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| Photographed in Campo Ma'an National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. callipygus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876
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| Distribution of Peters' duiker | |
Peters' duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo.
Peters' duikers typically weigh about 40 lb (18 kg), and are about 20 in (50 cm) at the shoulder. They have grey-brown coats, and live in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests. The total population is estimated at 380,000 individuals, with a declining trend. Peters's duikers are a diurnal species, with peak activity between dawn and dusk.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Cephalophus callipygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T4138A50182358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T4138A50182358.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
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- ^ Houngbégnon, Fructueux; Cornelis, Daniel; Vermeulen, Cédric; Sonké, Bonaventure; Ntie, Stephan; Fayolle, Adeline; Fonteyn, Davy; Lhoest, Simon; Evrard, Quentin; Yapi, Fabrice; Sandrin, François; Vanegas, Liliana; Ayaya, Idriss; Hardy, Clément; Le Bel, Sebastien; Doucet, Jean-Louis. "Daily Activity Patterns and Co-Occurrence of Duikers Revealed by an Intensive Camera Trap Survey across Central African Rainforests". MDPI. MDPI. Retrieved 3 November 2025.