Philantomba
Philantomba is a mammal genus which contains three species of duiker, a type of small antelope. The three species are Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii), the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) and the Walter's duiker (Philantomba walteri).[1]
Philantomba | |
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Maxwell's duiker, the type species for Philantomba | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
Genus: | Philantomba Blyth, 1840 |
Type species | |
Antilope philantomba Smith, 1827 | |
Species | |
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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