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yellow-backed duiker
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species of antelopes found in central and western Africa
Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cephalophus
- Image
- Cephalophus sylvicultor sylvicultor2.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Cephalophus silvicultor
- taxon name
- Cephalophus silvicultor
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- Cephalophus silvicultor
- taxon common name
- Riesenducker
- longest observed lifespan
- 22.5
- short name
- C. silvicultor
- time period
- Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview
The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a shy, forest-dwelling antelope of the order Artiodactyla, from the family Bovidae. Yellow-backed duikers are the most widely-distributed of all duikers. They are found mainly in Central and Western Africa, ranging from Senegal and Gambia on the western coast, through to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Uganda; their distribution continues southward into Rwanda, Burundi, and most of Zambia.
Taxonomy and etymology
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