Overview
The southern bush duiker has the largest body and by far the longest horns of any bush duiker. The general color is a pale grayish brown, grizzled with black. The grizzled effect is caused by the alternate yellowish and blackish brown color banding of the individual hairs. The lower parts are colored like the back, except that the chin, the insides of the upper legs, and the underside of the tail are whitish. The face is reddish with a dark brown nose stripe. The ears are long, with narrow pointed tips, and the head is long and narrow.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Sylvicapra
- Species
- grimmia
Habitat
Woodlands and grasslands. Distribution- South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Katanga Province in southeastern Congo (K).
Diet
Primarily grazes.
Behavior
Solitary and nocturnal, concealing itself in protected places during the day.
Hunting
Often taken as a chance occurance while pursuing other game. A shotgun or a large caliber solid bullet is preferred. The large caliber solid bullet enters and exits the small duiker body without expanding and ruining the meat and hyde.
Conservation Status
Listed as Least Concern by IUCN, referring to the grimmia species as a whole.