Common duiker
| Common duiker | |
|---|---|
| Adult male in Pendjari National Park, Benin | |
| Adult female in the Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Sylvicapra Ogilby, 1837 |
| Species: | S. grimmia |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvicapra grimmia | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Capra grimmia Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the gray duiker or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus Sylvicapra. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent. Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient vegetation cover to allow them to hide—savannah and hilly areas, including the fringes of human settlements.
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