Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusSylvicapra
- SpeciesSylvicapra grimmia (Bush Duiker)
The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the gray duiker or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus Sylvicapra. This species is found everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent. Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient vegetation cover to allow them to hide—savannah and hilly areas, including the fringes of human settlements. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bush Duiker at Mikumi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there