| Ruwenzori duiker | |
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| inBwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Cephalophus |
| Species: | C. rubidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalophus rubidus Thomas, 1901 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cephalophus nigrifrons ssp.rubidus | |
TheRuwenzori duiker orRuwenzori red duiker (Cephalophus rubidus) is a stocky but smallantelope found only in theRuwenzori Mountains betweenUganda and, probably, theDemocratic Republic of Congo. They may be a subspecies of theblack-fronted duiker[1] or thered-flanked duiker.
The Ruwenzori duiker weighs about 15 kg (33 lb) and has a shoulder height of about 45 cm (18 in). They have rufous coats, lighter on their underbellies and darker on their backs. Their short, prong-like horns are about 8 cm (3.1 in) long.
They are found insubalpine zones above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), where they eatherbs. They arediurnal.
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