One of the 6 duikers on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The blue duiker is the smallest of the duikers and one of the tiniest antelopes in Africa, with a slate-grey coat that takes on a bluish cast in the filtered light of the forest. It lives in monogamous pairs that defend a territory marked with secretions from the preorbital glands. It feeds mainly on leaves and fallen fruit, and follows monkey troops through the forest to take what they drop from the canopy.
Weight
3.5 kg – 9 kg
Size
55 cm – 75 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
