White-legged duiker

White-legged duiker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Cephalophus
Species:
C. crusalbum
Binomial name
Cephalophus crusalbum
(Grubb, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Cephalophus ogilbyi crusalbum Grubb, 1978

The white-legged duiker (Cephalophus crusalbum) is a medium-sized antelope species from the subfamily of duikers (Cephalophinae) within the family of bovids (Bovidae). It is native to Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. It was described as subspecies of the Ogilby's duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi) by Peter Grubb in 1978.[2] After a revision of the ungulates in 2011 by Colin Groves, it is now regarded as distinct species.[3]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Cephalophus ogilbyi spp. crusalbum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2012. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  2. ^ Grubb, 1978:pp 373-380
  3. ^ Groves & Grubb, 2011:p 272

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