Philantomba
| Philantomba | |
|---|---|
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| Maxwell's duiker, the type species for Philantomba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Philantomba Blyth, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Philantomba maxwellii Smith, 1827 | |
| Species | |
Philantomba is a mammal genus which contains two species of duiker, a type of small antelope. The two species are Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) and the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola).[1]
References
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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