Yellow-backed duiker
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Cephalophinae
Species : Cephalophus silvicultor
Keywords: yellow , brown , black , stripe
The Yellow-backed 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, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and ZambiaSome facts about the
Yellow-backed duiker
Adult weight : 62 kg (136.4 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 23 years
Gestation : 165 days
Weaning : 38 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 2.4 kg (5.28 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 20.513 kg (45.1286 lbs)
Facts about the yellow-backed duiker
The yellow-backed duiker is a West African species, extending from Sierra Leone to Gabon and east into the Congo .
The Yellow backed Duiker is the largest of the three with backward directed horns in line with their nose profile. (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 the largest of the three with backwards direct horns in line with their nose profile.
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