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Yellow-Backed Duiker

Mammals

The yellow-backed duiker, Cephalophus silvicultor, is a shy, forest-dwelling antelope of the family Bovidae and the type species of the genus Cephalophus, placed in the subfamily Cephalophinae. It is the most widely distributed of all duikers, found mainly in Central and Western Africa, from Senegal and Gambia on the western coast through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Uganda, and southward into Rwanda, Burundi and most of Zambia. The species was first described by the Swedish botanist Adam Afzelius in 1815. The specific name silvicultor combines the Latin words for wood and cultivation and refers to its forest habitat. In captivity it can live to about 12 years.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Lifespan
12 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
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In Biome

Riparian Zone, Biomes
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Temperate Forest, Biomes
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Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
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In the Other Atlases

Found In

Burundi

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Source Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
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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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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.
Gambia

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Quote, Lead, where it lives
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.
Rwanda

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Source Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
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.
Senegal

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Source Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
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.
Uganda

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Source Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
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.
Zambia

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Source Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
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.
Sources
1. Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a shy, forest-dwelling antelope of the order Artiodactyla, from the family Bovidae.
  • Diet
    These forest dwelling antelope feed selectively on plants or plant parts such as shoots, roots, leaves, and buds, but their diet is mainly made up of fruits.
  • Habitat and behaviour
    The lifespan is 10 to 12 years in the wild, while 22.5 years in the captivity.
  • Lead, where it lives
    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.
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Artiodactyla (Wikipedia)
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
Quote, In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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