Cephalophus

• Aders' Duiker Cephalophus adersi

  

  This forest antelope has a reddish-brown body, gray nape and a white band from rump to hind legs. Records are from East African coastal forest and scrub, with activity mainly by day.

• Peters’ Duiker Cephalophus callipygus

  

  Peters’ duiker is a small antelope of Central African forests. It is diurnal and is recorded in primary, old secondary, and logged forest.

• Bay Duiker Cephalophus dorsalis

  

  The Bay Duiker is a forest antelope with a chestnut body, black legs, and a dark line along its back. It is mainly nocturnal and is associated with lowland tropical forest.

• Natal Red Duiker Cephalophus natalensis

  

  This small antelope lives in forests and thickets of southeastern Africa. Its upperparts are reddish brown, its underside is paler, and it dives into nearby bushes when alarmed.

• Black Duiker Cephalophus niger

  

  This small antelope is recorded from the Upper Guinea forest zone east to the Lower Niger area of western Nigeria. It has a dark body and legs, a grayish head and neck, and a reddish-brown crown tuft.

• Black-fronted Duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons

  

  This small antelope is recorded in lowland forest of the Congo Basin. It is reddish-brown to brown, with a black mark down the face.

• Ruwenzori Duiker Cephalophus rubidus

  MDD treats the Ruwenzori Duiker as the species Cephalophorus rubidus. A 2025 IUCN Antelope Specialist Group guide still follows the Red List and lists it as a subspecies of the Black-fronted Duiker, so sources do not yet agree on its rank.

• Red-flanked Duiker Cephalophus rufilatus

  This small antelope is recorded along forest–savanna mosaics from the Sahel margin into north-eastern Central Africa. It is reddish-brown, with a dark face mark and a thin tufted tail. The gray back band can vary.

• Western Yellow-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor

  The western yellow-backed duiker is an antelope of African lowland forests, recognized by the triangular yellow patch on its back.

• Abbott's Duiker Cephalophus spadix

  Abbott's duiker is a forest antelope of Tanzania's mountain forests. Its dark body contrasts with a reddish crown.

• Weyns's Duiker Cephalophus weynsi

  This small antelope is recorded in forest areas of Central and East Africa. It is brown, with grayish shoulders and no dark back stripe. A small reddish tuft sits on its head.

• Zebra Duiker Cephalophus zebra

  This small bovid lives in West African forests. It has striped markings on its back and short horns; the account records it in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.

• Bay Duiker Cephalophus dorsalis

  The Bay Duiker is a forest antelope with a chestnut body, black legs, and a dark line along its back. It is mainly nocturnal and is associated with lowland tropical forest.

• Western Yellow-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor

  The western yellow-backed duiker is an antelope of African lowland forests, recognized by the triangular yellow patch on its back.

• Abbott's Duiker Cephalophus spadix

  Abbott's duiker is a forest antelope of Tanzania's mountain forests. Its dark body contrasts with a reddish crown.

• Natal Red Duiker Cephalophus natalensis

  This small antelope lives in forests and thickets of southeastern Africa. Its upperparts are reddish brown, its underside is paler, and it dives into nearby bushes when alarmed.

• Aders' Duiker Cephalophus adersi

  This forest antelope has a reddish-brown body, gray nape and a white band from rump to hind legs. Records are from East African coastal forest and scrub, with activity mainly by day.

• Peters’ Duiker Cephalophus callipygus

  Peters’ duiker is a small antelope of Central African forests. It is diurnal and is recorded in primary, old secondary, and logged forest.

• Weyns's Duiker Cephalophus weynsi

  This small antelope is recorded in forest areas of Central and East Africa. It is brown, with grayish shoulders and no dark back stripe. A small reddish tuft sits on its head.

• Zebra Duiker Cephalophus zebra

  This small bovid lives in West African forests. It has striped markings on its back and short horns; the account records it in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.

• Ruwenzori Duiker Cephalophus rubidus

  MDD treats the Ruwenzori Duiker as the species Cephalophorus rubidus. A 2025 IUCN Antelope Specialist Group guide still follows the Red List and lists it as a subspecies of the Black-fronted Duiker, so sources do not yet agree on its rank.

• Red-flanked Duiker Cephalophus rufilatus

  This small antelope is recorded along forest–savanna mosaics from the Sahel margin into north-eastern Central Africa. It is reddish-brown, with a dark face mark and a thin tufted tail. The gray back band can vary.

• Black-fronted Duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons

  This small antelope is recorded in lowland forest of the Congo Basin. It is reddish-brown to brown, with a black mark down the face.

• Black Duiker Cephalophus niger

  This small antelope is recorded from the Upper Guinea forest zone east to the Lower Niger area of western Nigeria. It has a dark body and legs, a grayish head and neck, and a reddish-brown crown tuft.