Blue duiker

Cephalophus monticola · Bovidae

The blue duiker is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa. It is the smallest species of duiker. The species was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg in 1789.

Where the Blue duiker lives

Recorded in Angola, South Africa, Central African Rep., Dem. Rep. Congo, Eq. Guinea and Uganda (Africa).

Most records fall in Bengo, KwaZulu-Natal, Centro Sur, Orientale, Mbomou and Nord-Kivu.

See the Blue duiker’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 4,179 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.