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Sylvicapra (duiker)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Sylvicapra was named by Ogilby (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Biewener (1983); to Cephalophinae by Grubb (2001); and to Cephalophini by Gentry (2010), Calamari (2021).

Species
S. grimmia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Sylvicapra Ogilby
1983Sylvicapra Biewener p. 162
2001Sylvicapra Grubb p. 377
2010Sylvicapra Gentry p. 757
2021Sylvicapra Calamari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeCephalophiniBlyth 1863
genusSylvicapraOgilby 1837

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sylvicapra Ogilby 1837 [duiker]
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Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 [common duiker]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (21929 21956)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (21950 21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Zambia Sylvicapra grimmia (21924) Sylvicapra sp. (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Sylvicapra grimmia (21868)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Sylvicapra sp. (22557 22582)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Sylvicapra sp. (22272 22276)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti plains) Sylvicapra grimmia (32115 32124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Sylvicapra grimmia (32090 32113)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (96974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plain) Sylvicapra grimmia (32093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti) Sylvicapra grimmia (32119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Sylvicapra grimmia (21933 21938 21959)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Sylvicapra grimmia (21909 21911)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Sylvicapra grimmia (21903 208786 208787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Sylvicapra grimmia (32107)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Sylvicapra grimmia (21896 21921 96973)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Sylvicapra grimmia (21894) Sylvicapra sp. (21895)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Eswatini Sylvicapra grimmia (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Sylvicapra grimmia (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Sylvicapra grimmia (21693)