Cephalophus dorsalis

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Cephalophus dorsalis, commonly known as the bay duiker, is a small, forest-dwelling antelope native to central and western Africa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cephalophus 1
Cephalophus dorsalis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope
duiker
species of mammal
activityPattern nocturnal
behavior solitary
territorial
bodyLength 70–100 cm
bodyMass 18–23 kg
class Mammalia
coatColor chestnut-brown
commonName bay duiker
black-striped duiker
conservationConcern locally declining populations
describedBy John Edward Gray
diet folivore
frugivore
distinctiveFeature dark dorsal stripe
eats flowers
fruits
fungi
leaves
seeds
family Bovidae
foundInCountry Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Ghana
Liberia
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Sierra Leone
habitat primary forest
secondary forest
tropical moist lowland forest
tropical moist montane forest
hornLength 5–8 cm
hornPresence both sexes horned
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
litterSize 1
nativeTo Central Africa
West Africa
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Cephalophus dorsalis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalophus
phylum Chordata
reproductiveStrategy viviparous
shoulderHeight 43–50 cm
subfamily Cephalophinae
taxonRank species
threat bushmeat hunting
habitat loss
uses bushmeat
yearDescribed 1846

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cephalophinae notableSpecies Cephalophus dorsalis
Cephalophus dorsalis parentTaxon Cephalophus dorsalis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalophus