Cephalophus sylvicultor

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Cephalophus sylvicultor, commonly known as the yellow-backed duiker, is a large forest-dwelling antelope native to central and western Africa.

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Label Occurrences
Cephalophus sylvicultor canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope ⓘ
duiker ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
behavior secretive ⓘ
shy ⓘ
binomialName Cephalophus sylvicultor ⓘ
bodyLength 125–145 cm ⓘ
bodyMass 45–80 kg ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor dark brown ⓘ
commonName yellow-backed duiker ⓘ
defenseBehavior freezing in cover ⓘ
rapid dash into dense vegetation ⓘ
describedBy Afzelius ⓘ
diet folivore ⓘ
frugivore ⓘ
omnivore ⓘ
distinctiveFeature yellow patch on back ⓘ
eats animal matter ⓘ
bark ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
twigs ⓘ
ecoregion Congo Basin forests ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Guinean forests of West Africa ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
genus Cephalophus ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 7 months ⓘ
habitat forest edges ⓘ
secondary forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hornLength up to about 20 cm ⓘ
hornPresence both sexes horned ⓘ
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1 ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 15 years ⓘ
litterSize usually one offspring ⓘ
nativeTo Central Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
rangeCountry Cameroon ⓘ
Central African Republic ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
reproductivePattern polyestrous ⓘ
shoulderHeight 60–80 cm ⓘ
socialStructure monogamous pairs ⓘ
solitary ⓘ
subfamily Cephalophinae ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat bushmeat hunting ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
usedFor bushmeat ⓘ
yearDescribed 1815 ⓘ

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Cephalophinae → notableSpecies → Cephalophus sylvicultor ⓘ