Red-flanked duiker



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Some facts about the
Red-flanked duiker

Adult weight : 13 kg (28.6 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 15 years

Female maturity :270 days

Male maturity : 270 days

Gestation : 230 days

Litter size : 1

Weight at birth : 0.943 kg (2.0746 lbs)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Red-flanked duiker

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

 

The Red-flanked duiker is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Habitats
Dry savanna and Savanna

Facts about the red-flanked duiker

and Range Red-flanked duikers are tiny antelopes, classified in the family Bovidae and the subfamily Cephalophinae. (Full text)

Female, Born: January 11, 2004 Habitat: The Red-flanked duiker is found in gallery forests, forest edges, woodland edges and clearings and is decidedly less confined to dense forests than most other Duikers. (Full text)

Habitat The Red-flanked Duiker is found in gallery forests, forest edges, woodland edges and clearings and is decidedly less confined to dense forests than most other Duikers. (Full text)

Red flanked duikers are found in thick vegetation near permanent sources of water such as springs within rocky areas and along the forest edge within the savanna. (Full text)

The Red Flanked Duiker is from Africa and he rocks! (Full text)

The red flanked duiker is the third smallest duiker. (Full text)

(Biloxi Sun Herald, MS) Advent of the antelope Jan 5, 2004ATASCADERO - At less than two feet tall, the red-flanked duiker is a pint-sized addition to the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero, but this tiny antelope is . (Full text)

Natural History: The red-flanked duiker is believed to be crepuscular - most active at dusk and dawn. (Full text)

The red-flanked duiker is believed to be crepuscular, meaning that it is most active at dusk and dawn. (Full text)

The red-flanked duiker is primarily a browser, feeding on mostly on leaves (60% of diet) but also on twigs, flowers, and fruits (Agbelusi, 1992). (Full text)

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