Sylvicapra grimmia
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bush Duiker
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Bovidae |
Subfamily | : Antilopinae |
Tribe | : Cephalophini |
Genus | : Sylvicapra |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033881Original name as described
Capra grimmia
Other common names
Common Duiker · Gray Duiker · Grimm's Duiker · Sahel Duiker · Chad Crowned Duiker · Crowned Duiker
Type locality
Cape Colony.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Mali · Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Somalia · Tanzania · Rwanda · Burundi · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho
Taxonomy notes
includes coronata and pallidior, which were considered distinct species by Groves & Grubb 2011; 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.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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