Cephalophus niger
– Lower Risk Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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ARTIODACTYLA
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Family:
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BOVIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Cephalophus niger
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Species Authority:
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Gray, 1846
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/nt ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Antelope Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Togo
Uncertain presence and origin:
Benin
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.5 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
| 2.1 | Savanna - Dry |
| 3.5 | Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 3.1 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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East, R. (compiler) 1999. African Antelope Database 1998. IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group.
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