Bay duiker
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Cephalophinae
Species : Cephalophus dorsalis
Keywords: black , brown , stripe , tail , white , horn , nocturnal
The Bay duiker is listed as Near Threatened (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
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and UgandaSome facts about the
Bay duiker
Adult weight : 11.6 kg (25.52 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 18 years
Female maturity :578 days
Gestation : 236 days
Litter size : 1
Weight at birth : 1.61 kg (3.542 lbs)
Facts about the bay duiker
Ecology and Behavior The bay duiker is strictly nocturnal. (Full text)
"The numbers are just huge," Bennett said,especially when hoofed animals are taken into account: WCS estimates that28 million bay duikers are killed annually, as are 16 million blue duikers. (Full text)
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