Yellow-backed duiker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-backed duiker lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cephalophus silvicultor
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the yellow-backed duiker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-backed duiker in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 yellow-backed duiker endangered?

The yellow-backed duiker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-backed duiker?

The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Cephalophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-backed duiker

The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a shy, forest-dwelling antelope of the order Artiodactyla, from the family Bovidae. Yellow-backed duikers are the most widely-distributed of all duikers. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-backed duiker (revision 1369394276), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q755744 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).