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Cephalophus adersi
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Cephalophus > Species: Cephalophus adersi
Type Description
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2:151.
Type Locality
Tanzania, 'Zanzibar'.
Measurements
Head and body: 660-720 mm
Tail length: 90-120 mm
Ear length: 70-83 mm
Weight: 6.5-12 kg
Tail length: 90-120 mm
Ear length: 70-83 mm
Weight: 6.5-12 kg
Description
These small antelope are common forest inhabitants. Ader's Duiker is in need of protection in the forests of Zanzibar.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:286-288.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 372-373, 377.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1164-1165.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 372-373, 377.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1164-1165.