Peters's duiker

Peters's duiker
	Photographed in Campo Ma'an National Park
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Cephalophus
Species:	C. callipygus
Binomial name
	Cephalophus callipygus; Peters, 1876

Peters's duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo.

Peters's duikers typically weigh about 40 lb (18 kg), and are about 20 in (50 cm) at the shoulder. They have grey-brown coats, and live in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests. The total population is estimated at 380,000 individuals, with a declining trend.

References

IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Cephalophus callipygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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[iucn-1] IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Cephalophus callipygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.