Peters's duiker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peters's duiker lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cephalophus callipygus
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Peters's duiker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's duiker in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Cameroon

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Peters's duiker endangered?

The Peters's duiker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Peters's duiker?

The Peters's duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Cephalophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peters's duiker

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

Peters' duiker typically weighs about 40 lb (18 kg), and is about 20 in (510 mm) high at the shoulder. It has a grey-brown coat, and lives in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests. Peters's duiker is a diurnal species, with peak activity between dawn and dusk.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's duiker (revision 1381205437), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q373624 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).