#0336 · 🦊 mammals

Bush Duiker

🇳🇱 Gewone Duiker ·Sylvicapra grimmia

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The common duiker , ( Sylvicapra grimmia ), also known as the grey or bush duiker , is a small antelope found in west, central, east, and southern Africa- essentially 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—savanna and hilly areas, including the fringes of human settlements.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,845iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,845 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).