Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Jentink's duiker (Cephalophus jentinki), recorded as Endangered
Jentink's duiker (Cephalophus jentinki). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Jentink's duiker

Cephalophus jentinki

Jentink's duiker is a mammal in the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla) — Cephalophus jentinki, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cephalophus jentinki
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Bovidae · Cephalophus

Appearance

A white band goes over the shoulders, between the two colours and joining the white undersides.

Jentink's duikers stand around 80 cm (31 in) tall at the shoulder and weigh about 70 kg (150 lb), making them the largest species of the duikers. Jentink's duikers have long, thin horns, that curl back a little at the ends, and reach between 14 and 21 cm (5.5 and 8.3 in).

Range and habitat

Jentink's duiker, also known as gidi-gidi in Krio and kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone. Jentink's duikers live mainly in very thick rainforest, where they eat fruit, flowers, and leaves that have fallen from the canopy, as well as stems of seedlings, roots, and, to the annoyance of local farmers, palm nuts, mangos, and cocoa pods. The species then vanished until a skull was found in Liberia in 1948.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Recent population numbers are not available. In 1999 it was estimated that around 3,500 Jentink's duikers remained in the wild, but the following year others suggested less than 2,000 were likely to remain.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Jentink's duiker is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Jentink's duiker, Wikidata item Q909034. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Jentink's duiker?
Jentink's duiker, also known as gidi-gidi in Krio and kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone.
What is the conservation status of Jentink's duiker?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cephalophus jentinki. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Jentink's duiker live?
Jentink's duiker, also known as gidi-gidi in Krio and kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone.
Why is Jentink's duiker in crisis?
In 1999 it was estimated that around 3,500 Jentink's duikers remained in the wild, but the following year others suggested less than 2,000 were likely to remain.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cephalophus jentinki?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Jentink's duiker a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.