Cephalophus fosteri St. Leger 1934
- Dataset
- Bovidae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Artiodactyla
- family
- Bovidae
- genus
- Cephalophus
- species
- Cephalophus fosteri
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but likely diurnal.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Bamboo forests and moorlands at 2400 - 3500 m; the species is most common around 3000 m.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
breeding
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (under C. nigrifrons). There are no recent estimates of population size. This species is protected within Mount Elgon National Park in Kenya, but is under heavy hunting pressure in the Ugandan portion of its range.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 85 - 95 cm, tail c. 11 - 15 cm; weight ¢. 13 - 16 kg. No specific measurements have been reported; those given above are for the former C. nigrifrons cluster in East Africa. Mount Elgon Duiker is somewhat smaller than the Black-fronted Duiker (C. nigrifrons). The pelage is thick and coarse. The body is brownish, and the individual hairs have pinkish-white bases. There is no dorsal stripe. The face and sides of the neck are reddish; these regions are much brighter in color than in the Black-fronted Duiker. The chin and underside of the jaw are white. A dark facial blaze runs from the nose to the very short coronal tuft, which is entirely black. Thetail is very bushy; the hooves are relatively long. Dental formulais 10 / 3, C 0 / 1, P 3 / 3, M 3 / 3 (x 2) = 32.
discussion
Until recently considered to be an isolated subspecies of C. nigrifrons. Monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. Mt Elgon in E Uganda and W Kenya.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but presumably frugivorous / folivorous based on similar species.
materials_examined
Mt Elgon, 9300 ft.
Name
- Synonyms
- Cephalophus foster St. Leger 1934
- Homonyms
- Cephalophus fosteri St. Leger 1934
- Common names
- Céphalophe de Foster in French
- Duiker in language.
- Duiker del Monte Elgon in language.
- Elgon-Schwarzstirnducker in German
- Mount Elgon Duiker in English