Yellow-backed duiker

Cephalophus silvicultor · Bovidae

The yellow-backed duiker 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.

Where the Yellow-backed duiker lives

Recorded in Central African Rep., Dem. Rep. Congo, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Congo, Uganda and Guinea (Africa).

Most records fall in Mbomou, Orientale, Sinoe, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Ogooué and Ogooué-Ivindo.

See the Yellow-backed duiker’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 368 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.