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Yellow-backed duiker

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Cephalophinae
Species : Cephalophus silvicultor

 

The Yellow-backed duiker is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the yellow-backed duiker

A yellow backed duiker is one of a very wide range of species regularly 'caught' by the trap cameras.

The yellow backed Duiker is the largest of the three with backwards direct horns in line with their nose profile.

The yellow-backed duiker is the largest of the 18 duiker species and can weigh as much as 175 pounds.

The Yellow-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor is a member of the antelope family and the largest of the Duiker species. (Full text)

The yellow-backed duiker is a West African species, extending from Sierra Leone to Gabon and east into the Congo . (Full text)

The Yellow Backed Duiker is one of the major attractions of the area as this small antelope is becoming increasingly scarce and hard to find throughout Africa usually requiring a separate trip to one of the central African Rainforest countries. (Full text)

The yellow-backed duiker is heavyset with slender legs. (Full text)

The Yellow backed Duiker is the largest of the three with backward directed horns in line with their nose profile. (Full text)

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