NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Peters' Duiker
Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Peters's Duiker (Cephalophus callipygus), shot from behind amongst vegetation. Campo Ma'an National Park, Cameroon. 14-06-08.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Peters' duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo.
Peters' duikers typically weigh about 40 lb (18 kg), and are about 20 in (50 cm) at the shoulder. They have grey-brown coats, and live in dense undergrowth in mountain rainforests. Peters's duikers are a diurnal species, with peak activity between dawn and dusk.
Wikipedia contributors, Peters's duiker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:44:41.863290+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876
- Name authority
- Peters, 1876
- Common name
- Peters' Duiker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Cephalophus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyBovidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyAntilopinae Gray, 1821
- tribeCephalophini Blyth, 1863
- genusCephalophus C. H. Smith, 1827
- speciesCephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cephalophus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott's DuikerCephalophus spadix True, 1890 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Itombwe DuikerCephalophus hypoxanthus Grubb & Groves, 2002 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Johnston's DuikerCephalophus johnstoni Thomas, 1901 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lestrade's DuikerCephalophus lestradei Groves & Grubb, 1974 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aders' DuikerCephalophus adersi Thomas, 1918 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brooke's DuikerCephalophus brookei Thomas, 1903 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black DuikerCephalophus niger Gray, 1846 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruwenzori DuikerCephalophus rubidus Thomas, 1901 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-flanked DuikerCephalophus rufilatus Gray, 1846 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Weyns's DuikerCephalophus weynsi Thomas, 1901 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625161 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XJ2P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.