Least ConcernBlue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
One of the 6 duikers on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Cephalophus spadix
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
Abbott's duiker is one of the rarest and most elusive antelopes in Africa, endemic to a handful of mountain massifs in Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, the Eastern Arc and some isolated ranges. It is a large duiker, with very dark, almost black chestnut fur and short, straight horns. It lives only inside dense, humid highland forest, where it browses leaves, shoots and fallen fruit. It is known mainly from camera traps and from remains turning up in bushmeat markets.
Weight
50 kg – 60 kg
Size
1 m – 1.4 m
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Cephalophus spadix
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Abbott's Duiker — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The abbott's duiker is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 3 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about abbott's duiker.
