Overview
This is thought to be the smallest of the three subspecies of mountain reedbuck, but very little is known about it. Not discovered by Europeans until 1961.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Redunca
- Species
- Redunca fulvorufula
Habitat
Mountainous regions. Distribution- Found only in mountain grassland on Chappal Waddi, Chappal Delam and the Hendu-Shirigu-Yumti highlands in the Gashaka Forest Reserve of eastern Nigeria, and on the nearby Adamaoua Massif in Cameroon. Within this area it is widespread but sparse.
Diet
Primarily grazes.
Behavior
These animals tend to remain in small herds, with less than 10 individuals comprising a herd. There is usually a dominant male accompanying a few females and young, with juvenile males not included.
Hunting
Not hunted legally.
Conservation Status
Listed as Endangered by IUCN.