Dwarf antelope
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Neotragus batesi
The Bates' pygmy antelope, dwarf antelope 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
Namings for the dwarf antelope
A young / baby of a dwarf antelope is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A dwarf antelope group is called a 'herd or cluster'.Countries
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and UgandaDwarf antelope habitats
Artificial / Terrestrial, Forest, Pastureland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest
Facts about the dwarf antelope
Some of the related species of dwarf antelopes are more commonly seen in zoological gardens, especially the suni, Neotragus moschatus.
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