Cephalophus Explained

Cephalophus is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.

Species

Following Groves (2005), the species within Cephalophus include:

• Aders's duiker Cephalophus adersi
• Brooke's duiker Cephalophus brookei
• Peters's duiker Cephalophus callipygus
• Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
• Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki
• White-bellied duiker Cephalophus leucogaster
• Red forest duiker Cephalophus natalensis
• Black duiker Cephalophus niger
• Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons
• Ogilby's duiker Cephalophus ogilbyi
• Ruwenzori duiker Cephalophus rubidus
• Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
• Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor
• Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix
• Weyns's duiker Cephalophus weynsi
• Zebra duiker Cephalophus zebra

See also

• Philantomba