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Cephalophus

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Description

Cephalophus is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2441152	https://www.gbif.org/species/2441152
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	42760	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42760

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Ungulata
order	Artiodactyla	Owen 1848
-	Ruminantiamorpha	Spaulding et al. 2009
-	Ruminantia
-	Pecora
family	Bovidae	Gray 1821
subfamily	Antilopinae	Gray 1821
tribe	Cephalophini	Blyth 1863
genus	Cephalophus	C.H.Smith 1827

Common Name

duiker

Scientific Name

Cephalophus C.H.Smith, 1827

Name Published In

In Griffith et al., Animal Kingdom vol.5 p.344

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cephalophus	genus	belongs to Bovidae	implied	Carroll, 1988
Cephalophus	genus	belongs to Cephalophini	stated with evidence	Hassanin and Douzery, 1999
Cephalophus	genus	belongs to Cephalophinae	stated without evidence	Grubb, 2001
Cephalophus	genus	belongs to Cephalophini	stated with evidence	Hassanin and Douzery, 2003
Cephalophus	genus	belongs to Cephalophinae	stated without evidence	Agnarsson and May-Collado, 2008

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

20 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Artiodactyla)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

browser

Reproduction

viviparous (based on Bovidae)

Ecospace Comments

diet based by MacFadden et al. (1999) on Walker (1975)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

Common Name(s)

Forest Duikers, Duiker

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cephalophus abyssinicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus adersi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus aureus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus badius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus barbertoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus bicolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus breviceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus brookei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus callipygus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus campbelliae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus danei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus dorsalis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Bay Duiker			0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus fosteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus grimmia species	listed (PBDB)	Common Duiker	30	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus harveyi species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus hooki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus ignifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus jentinki species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus johnstoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus leucogaster species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus longiceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus lowei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus lugens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus melanoprymnus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus melanorheus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus monticola species	listed (PBDB)	Blue Duiker	9	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus natalensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus niger species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus nigrifrons species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus nyasae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus ogilby species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus ogilbyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus punctulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus rubidus species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus rufilatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus silvicultor species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus simpsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus spadix species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus sylvicultor species	listed (PBDB)	Yellow-backed Duiker	2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus walkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus weynsi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cephalophus whitfieldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalophus zebra species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Cephalophia Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalophia*
Terphone Gray, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Terphone*
Terpone Gray, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Terpone*
Cephalophella Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalophella*
Cephalopus Smith, 1834	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalopus*
Cephalopus Sundevall, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalopus*
Cephalolophus Wagner, 1844	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalolophus*
Cephalophidium Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalophidium*
Cephalophula Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalophula*
Cephalophops Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Cephalophops*
Potamotragus Gray, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Potamotragus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1827	Cephalophus Smith
1988	Cephalophus Carroll
1999	Cephalophus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001	Cephalophus Grubb p. 377
2003	Cephalophus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2008	Cephalophus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2010	Cephalophus Gentry p. 757

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698

Hassanin A., Douzery E. J. P. (1999) Evolutionary affinities of the enigmatic saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) in the context of the molecular phylogeny of Bovidae, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266, 893-900

Grubb R. (2001) Review of family-group names of living bovids, Journal of Mammalogy 82 2, 374-388

Hassanin A., Douzery E. J. P. (2003) Molecular and morphological phylogenies of Ruminantia and the alternative position of the Moschidae, Systematic Biology 52 2, 206-228

Agnarsson I., May-Collado L. J. (2008) The phylogeny of Cetartiodactyla: The importance of dense taxon sampling, missing data, and the remarkable promise of cytochrome b to provide reliable species-level phylogenies, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48, 964-985

Gentry A. W. (2010) Bovidae, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa, 747-803

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Griffith's Cuvier, Anim. Kingd., Mamm., Syn. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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