Cephalophorus ogilbyi
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)
Ogilby's Duiker
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Bovidae |
Subfamily | : Antilopinae |
Tribe | : Cephalophini |
Genus | : Cephalophorus |
Species status
Authority citation
Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-07. Mr. Waterhouse brought before the notice of the Meeting an extremely interesting series of skins of Mammalia, which had recently been given to the Society's Museum by George Knapp, Esq., who had received them from the Island of Fernando Po. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(65):57-61.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571117Original name as described
Antilope Ogilbyi
Other common names
White-legged Duiker
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.403
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/336710c1-ab4e-4f5f-b2df-449a95f7480cType locality
Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo
Taxonomy notes
moved from Cephalophus to Cephalophorus; includes crusalbum, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; may include brookei, although the species is tentatively retained as distinct here; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab
Taxonomy notes citation
Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Kingdon, J. 2013. Cephalophus ogilbyi Ogilby's Duiker. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa. Volume VI: Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer, and Bovids, pp. 273-275. Bloomsbury Publishing, London. · Bärmann, E. V., Fonseca, V. G., Langen, K., & Kaleme, P. (2022). New insights into the taxonomy of duiker antelopes (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the formal description of a new genus. Mammalian Biology, 1-17.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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