Yellow-backed Duiker
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| Yellow-backed Duiker | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. silvicultor |
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| Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815) |
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The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) lives in the dense tropical forests of central Africa. Duikers can grow up to 3 feet in height and weigh up to 175 lbs. They live 10 to 15 years in captivity. A typical yellow-backed duiker's diet consists of bark, shoots, buds, seeds, fruits, fungi, herbs and some small animals.
References [change]
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Cephalophus silvicultor. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.
