Cephalophinae (duikers)

Cephalophinae
There are 18 species in this subfamily of ungulates (hoofed animals.) They are found in Africa. Duikers have compact bodies with rounded backs and powerful back legs that are longer than their front legs. Both males and females have very short, backwards pointing horns that are often hidden by tufts of fur. Most species are found in forests with dense cover. In fact, the name duiker is from the Afrikaans word for diver. When duikers are threatened or startled, they dive into the brush!

Cephalophus (duikers)

Bay Duikers
Bay duikers are found in the equatorial lowland forest belt of Africa, from Senegal to Lake Tanganyika.
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Black Duiker
The black duiker has a brown to black coat and a long narrow head.
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Black Duiker
The black duiker is found from Guinea to southwestern Nigeria.
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Black-fronted Duiker
The black-fronted duiker gets its name from a broad black stripe that runs from its nose to its forehead.
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Jentink's Duiker
Jentink's duiker is black from its head to its shoulders. It is grizzled gray from the back of its shoulders to its rump. A white strip separates the black region from the grizzled gray.
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Natal Duiker
The natal duiker is found on the eastern coast of Africa in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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Ogilby's Duiker
Ogilby's duiker is found in four separate locations within the equatorial forest zone of West Africa.
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Peter's Duiker
Peter's duiker is found in central Africa from Cameroon and Gabon eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania.
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Red-flanked Duiker
Red-flanked duikers are found throughout central and western Africa.
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Red-flanked Duiker
The red-flanked duiker has a orange-brown coat with darker brown legs and a darker brown patch of fur on its back.
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Red-Flanked Duiker
The red-flanked duiker is found from Senegal in West Africa eastward to Cameroon, Sudan, and Uganda.
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Red-flanked Duiker
The red-flanked duiker has a black nose and black lips.
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Yellow-backed Duiker
The yellow-backed duiker is the largest species of duiker.
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Yellow-backed Duiker
Yellow-backed duikers are found from Senegal and Liberia ins west Africa through central and equatorial Africa into Kenya, and south to northern Angola and Zambia.
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Yellow-backed Duiker
Yellow-backed duikers are black or brown in color and have a yellow triangular patch near their tail.
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Zebra Duiker
The zebra duiker is found in the forests of Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast, and Liberia.
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Zebra Duiker
The zebra duiker gets its name from the bold zebra-like stripes that run from its shoulders to its rump.
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Philantomba (Maxwell's and blue duikers)

Blue Duiker
The blue duiker has a bluish-gray coat.
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Maxwell's Duiker
Maxwell's duiker is found in the forests of western Africa from Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria.
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Sylvicapra (bush duiker)

Bush Duiker
The bush duiker is also known as the gray or common duiker. It is is found in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.
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