Common duiker

Common duiker
	Adult male in Pendjari National Park, Benin
	Adult female in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Cephalophinae
Genus:	Sylvicapra; Ogilby, 1837
Species:	S. grimmia
Binomial name
	Sylvicapra grimmia; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Capra grimmia Linnaeus, 1758; Moschus grimmia Linnaeus, 1766

The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the gray duiker or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus Sylvicapra. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent. Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient vegetation cover to allow them to hide—savannah and hilly areas, including the fringes of human settlements.^[2]

^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Sylvicapra grimmia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21203A50194717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21203A50194717.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Child, Matthew F. "Sylvicapra grimmia – Common Duiker" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022. extract from The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland - 2016

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Sylvicapra grimmia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21203A50194717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21203A50194717.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[Sylvicapra_grimmia_–_Common_Duiker-2] Child, Matthew F. "Sylvicapra grimmia – Common Duiker" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022. extract from The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland - 2016

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