Animalz

Philantomba

  • Maxwell’s Duiker Philantomba maxwellii
    Maxwell’s Duiker
    Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Maxwell’s duiker is a small antelope of West African forests and wooded patches in savannah. It stays close to cover and feeds on leaves and fruit.

  • Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola
    Blue Duiker
    Photo: Hartmut Inerle · CC BY-SA 3.0

    A small antelope of forests and woodlands in central, eastern and southern Africa.

  • Western Blue Duiker Philantomba congica

    The Western blue duiker is a small antelope recorded at Central African rainforest sites. It has a dark band across the hips, and 97% of the detections used in one camera-trap activity analysis were made during daylight.

  • Zambian Blue Duiker Philantomba defriesi

    The Zambian blue duiker is a small antelope of forests and thickets from eastern Angola through southern DR Congo to northwestern Zambia. It has gray-brown fur, rufous legs, and a broad rufous stripe above the eyes.

  • Malawi Blue Duiker Philantomba hecki

    The Malawi blue duiker is a small antelope from northeastern Zambia through Malawi to northern Mozambique. Its reddish coat has a medium- to dark-brown rump that contrasts sharply with the pale-red haunches. It forages mainly on fallen fruit and leaves on the forest floor.

  • Verheyen's Duiker Philantomba walteri

    Verheyen's duiker is a small antelope from the Dahomey Gap of West Africa. It is also called Walter's duiker in the literature, and information about its ecology and habitat remains limited.

  • Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola

    A small antelope of forests and woodlands in central, eastern and southern Africa.

  • Maxwell’s Duiker Philantomba maxwellii

    Maxwell’s duiker is a small antelope of West African forests and wooded patches in savannah. It stays close to cover and feeds on leaves and fruit.