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Philantomba monticola
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Philantomba > Species: Philantomba monticola
Type Description
Resa uti Europa Africa, Asia. . ., 2:66.
Type Locality
South Africa, 'Lange Kloof'; since identified as borders of Western and Eastern Cape, Uniondale and Humansdorp Dist., Langkloof, 33°48'S, 23° to 24°30'E; see Grubb (1999:21).
Measurements
Head and body: 600-650 mm
Tail length: 90-100 mm
Weight: 3.5-9 kg
Tail length: 90-100 mm
Weight: 3.5-9 kg
Description
These small antelope are common forest inhabitants.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:280-285.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 370-371.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1164-1165.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 370-371.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1164-1165.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.