Yellow-backed Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor
Height:28"–34"
Weight:100–175 lbs
Geographic Distribution:Senegal, southwestern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Zambia, and western Kenya
Habitat:Open habitats such as clearings, savanna, open savanna woodlands, and thickets, as well as all tropical forest types including lowland and montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics, and riverine forests
Wild Diet:Fruits, mushrooms, grasses, and leaves from bushes and trees; occasionally insects, lizards, birds, and rodents
Zoo Diet:A variety of greens, fruits, vegetables, alfalfa, and mixed grass hays, and a nutritionally complete alfalfa-based pelleted diet
Status in the Wild: Near Threatened
Location:Habitat Africa! The Forest