Crown duiker
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Crown duiker in the Kruger National Park |
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The crown duiker ( Sylvicapra grimmia ) is a kind of duiker (Cephalophini) within the family of the horned bearers (Bovidae). The scientific name honors the Swedish doctor and naturalist Hermann Nicolas Grimm , who had described the species from South Africa in 1686 in the service of the Dutch East India Company .
features
The top of this ducker is uniformly gray-brown to reddish-yellow, the belly side is lighter to white. There is a dark brown to black mark between the front legs and on the face. There is a small tuft between the male's short, bulging horns. Unlike the ducks of the genus Cephalophus , which have a curved back, this species keeps the back straight. The shoulder height is 50 centimeters, the weight 20 kilograms.
Way of life
The individually living crown duikers mark their territories with small, loose piles of excrement. They are active both at night and during the day during the cooler time of the day. Although the crown duiker is a herbivore that mainly eats leaves, it also does not disdain grass. The individual boy can be born at any time and weighs 1.6 kilograms at birth.
distribution and habitat
The Duiker is available throughout Africa to the south Sahara widespread. It occurs in the following nature reserves in the south of the continent: Cape of Good Hope , Bontebok , Karoo , Addo Elephant , Hluhluwe / Umfolozi , Mkuzi , Kruger Park , Etoscha , Chobe , Hwange , Mana Pools , Kafue , Upemba , Salonga and Virunga .
The crown duiker occurs in different habitats . He prefers terrain with shrubbery or sparse bushes, often even in human proximity. For example, he lives in the Delta du Saloum National Park, which is covered with mangroves and salt flats, on the Atlantic coast in north-west Senegal .
Systematics
The crown duiker is a species from the genus Sylvicapra , to which two other species are placed. It belongs to the subfamily of the Antilopinae and within this in the closer relationship of the duiker (Cephalophini).
swell
Chris Stuart, Tilde Stuart: Southern, Central and East African Mammals. 2nd Edition. Struik, Cape Town 2002, ISBN 1-86872-621-5 .
Web links
- Sylvicapra grimmia in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Antelope Specialist Group, 2008. Accessed on January 1 of 2009.
- Data Sheet (English)