Name:Cephalophus harveyi
Alias:Cephalophus harveyi,Harbour's gazelle
Outline:Ungulata
Family:Artiodactylus Bovidae Gazella
length:About 78 cm
Weight:9.4-13.6kg
Life:About 15 years
IUCN:LC
Harvey's Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus harveyi) English: Harvey's Duiker, East African Red Duiker, Harvey's Red Duiker, French: Céphalophe de Harvey, German: Céphalophe de Harvey, no subspecies.
The Harbour's and Black-fronted Duikers do not have dorsal stripes, and the Red Duiker does not have a black flame on its nose. They can also be distinguished by their body shape, with the Harbour's Duiker having shorter legs, smaller hooves, and smooth fur.
The gestation period of Hartebeest's Duikers is about 210 days. One calf is born per litter. The life span is about 15 years. Little is known about the specific reproductive characteristics of the Harbour's duiker, but the species is probably similar to the Red Duiker. In northern Malawi, newborns have been observed throughout the year (February, March, August and December).
Harbour's duiker species densities range from 2.07-13.32 individuals per square kilometer in forest habitats in the Utsengwa Mountains of Tanzania; 2.4-2.8 animals per square kilometer in the Mwanihana Forest of Tanzania. The species is abundant and is well represented and common in protected areas throughout its range. Although the population has declined, the rate of decline has not yet reached a level that would warrant listing as "Near Threatened" under the IUCN Red List criteria A. However, the long-term survival of Harbour's duiker is increasingly dependent on the maintenance of viable populations within national parks and protected areas, which are effectively protected from habitat destruction and illegal hunting. The total population was estimated at 20,000 in 1999, but this is certainly a significant underestimate.
The main threat to the Habsburg duiker is habitat loss due to timber harvesting and expansion of human settlements, especially in many coastal and montane forests. The Habsburg duiker continues to be heavily hunted by people using dogs and wire snares throughout much of its range. In Somalia, the species was recorded in riverine habitats along the lower Shabelle and Juba rivers and coastal scrub and forest in the Badana Lake region, but by the mid-1980s, they had lost almost all of their habitat along the Juba and Shabelle rivers due to agricultural expansion, surviving only in a few remaining riverine forests along the lower Juba River.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 ver3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
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