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Some facts about the
Maxwell's duiker
Adult weight : 7 kg (15.4 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 18 years
Female maturity :730 days
Gestation : 120 days
Weaning : 61 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.832 kg (1.8304 lbs)
Maxwell's duiker
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Cephalophinae
Species : Cephalophus maxwellii
The Maxwell's 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
Countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
Facts about the Maxwell's duiker
The shift in preference from Royal Antelope to Maxwell's Duiker is a good indicator of consumer's behaviour with regards to the demand and supply of bushmeat. (Full text)
Natural History: Like many small forest antelope, Maxwell's duiker is a nocturnal species whose wariness makes it difficult to observe. (Full text)
By far the most abundant rain-forest antelope, the Blue Duiker, along with its western counterpart, Maxwell's Duiker, is a mainstay of the bush meat markets of West Africa Couples maintain visual contact, partly through constant up and down movements of their white tails. (Full text)
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