''Cephalophus'' is a mammal

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

which contains at least fifteen species of

duiker A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae ...

, a type of small

antelope The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Antelopes do ...

Species

Following Groves (2005), the species within ''Cephalophus'' include: * Aders's duiker ''Cephalophus adersi'' * Brooke's duiker ''Cephalophus brookei'' *

Peters's duiker Peters' duiker (''Cephalophus callipygus'') is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo. Peters' duikers typically weigh about 40 lb (18 kg), and are about 20 in (50 ...

''Cephalophus callipygus'' *

Bay duiker The bay duiker (''Cephalophus dorsalis''), also known as the black-striped duiker and the black-backed duiker, is a forest-dwelling duiker native to western and southern Africa. It was first described by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 18 ...

''Cephalophus dorsalis'' * Jentink's duiker ''Cephalophus jentinki'' * White-bellied duiker ''Cephalophus leucogaster'' * Red forest duiker ''Cephalophus natalensis'' * Black duiker ''Cephalophus niger'' * Black-fronted duiker ''Cephalophus nigrifrons'' * Ogilby's duiker ''Cephalophus ogilbyi'' * Ruwenzori duiker ''Cephalophus rubidus'' * Red-flanked duiker ''Cephalophus rufilatus'' *

Yellow-backed duiker The yellow-backed duiker (''Cephalophus silvicultor'') 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 a ...

''Cephalophus silvicultor'' * Abbott's duiker ''Cephalophus spadix'' *

Weyns's duiker Weyns's duiker (''Cephalophus weynsi'') is a tiny antelope found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic and western Kenya. It is sometimes spelled "Weyn's", "Weyns", or "Weyns duiker. Weyns's duikers average about 3 ...

''Cephalophus weynsi'' *

Zebra duiker The zebra duiker (''Cephalophus zebra'') is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea. They are sometimes referred to as the banded duiker or striped-back duiker. It is believed ...

''Cephalophus zebra''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q289118 Mammal genera Duikers Taxa named by Charles Hamilton Smith

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