The zebra duiker, Cephalophula zebra, is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and occasionally Guinea. It is sometimes called the banded duiker or striped-back duiker. It is believed to be one of the earliest duiker species to have evolved. Formerly in the genus Cephalophus, it was reassigned to its own genus, Cephalophula, in 2022. It lives in tropical rainforest and is mainly nocturnal. It is considered vulnerable by the IUCN because of deforestation and loss of habitat, and it is hunted for bushmeat.
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The zebra duiker (Cephalophula zebra) is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The zebra duiker (Cephalophula zebra) is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The zebra duiker (Cephalophula zebra) is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea.
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It is considered vulnerable by the IUCN due to deforestation, loss of habitat, and overhunting within its range.
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The zebra duiker (Cephalophula zebra) is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea.
Diet
It is a ruminant which feeds primarily on fruit, foliage, and seeds.
Social behavior
The Zebra duiker has displayed diurnal activity when living in captive situations, but mostly nocturnal in the wild.
Economic importance
It is hunted for bush meat.
Habitat
The Zebra duiker lives in lowland primary rainforests, particularly by clearings and along forest margins.
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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