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{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
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| name = Bates’s pygmy antelope
| name = Bates’s pygmy antelope
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| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn|author=IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group|year=2008|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14603/0|title=''Neotragus batesi''|access-date=13 November 2008|ref=harv}}Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as Least Concern.</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn|author=IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group |year= 2016 |title= ''Neotragus batesi'' |page= e.T14603A50190946 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14603A50190946.en |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
| genus = Neotragus
| genus = Nesotragus
| species = batesi
| species = batesi
| authority = ([[William Edward de Winton|De Winton]], 1903)
| authority = ([[William Edward de Winton|De Winton]], 1903)
| synonyms = *''Neotragus batesi''
| synonyms = *''Neotragus batesi''
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="iucn"/>
| range_map = Neotragus batesi.png
| range_map = Neotragus batesi.png
| range_map_caption = range
| range_map_caption = range
}}
}}


'''Bates's pygmy antelope''' (''Neotragus batesi''), also known as the '''dwarf antelope''', '''pygmy antelope'''<ref name=mammals>''The New Encyclopaedia of Mammals'' D MacDonald 2002 Oxford {{ISBN|0-19-850823-9}}</ref> or '''Bates' dwarf antelope''', is a very small [[antelope]] living in the moist [[forest]] and brush of [[Central Africa|Central]] and [[West Africa]]. It is in the same genus as the [[suni]] and the [[royal antelope]].
'''Bates's pygmy antelope''' ('''''Nesotragus batesi'''''), also known as the '''dwarf antelope''', '''pygmy antelope'''<ref name=mammals>''The New Encyclopaedia of Mammals'' D MacDonald 2002 Oxford {{ISBN|0-19-850823-9}}</ref> or '''Bates' dwarf antelope''', is a very small [[antelope]] living in the moist [[forest]] and brush of [[Central Africa|Central]] and [[West Africa]]. It is in the same genus as the [[suni]].


==Description==
==Description==
Adult antelope weigh about {{convert|2|to|3|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, and are {{convert|50|to|57|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, with a tail length of {{convert|4.5|to|5.0|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Only males have [[horn (anatomy)|horns]], about {{convert|3.8|to|5.0|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. Their coat is shiny dark chestnut on the back and lighter toward the flanks. Male antelope are generously bigger than females.<ref name=Kingdon>{{cite book|author1=Jonathan Kingdon|author2=David Happold|author3=Thomas Butynski|author4=Michael Hoffmann|author5=Meredith Happold|author6=Jan Kalina|title=Mammals of Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B_07noCPc4kC&pg=PA208 |year=2013 |publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-8996-2 |pages=208}}</ref>
Adult antelope weigh about {{cvt|2|to|3|kg|lb}}, and are {{cvt|50|to|57|cm|in}} long, with a tail length of {{cvt|4.5|to|5.0|cm|in}}. Only males have [[horn (anatomy)|horns]], about {{cvt|3.8|to|5.0|cm|in}} long. Their coat is shiny dark chestnut on the back and lighter toward the flanks. Male antelope are generously bigger than females.<ref name=Kingdon>{{cite book|author1=Jonathan Kingdon|author2=David Happold|author3=Thomas Butynski|author4=Michael Hoffmann|author5=Meredith Happold|author6=Jan Kalina|title=Mammals of Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B_07noCPc4kC&pg=PA208 |year=2013 |publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-8996-2 |pages=208}}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
Bates pigmy antelope is native to tropical Central Africa. The range is separated into three distinct areas; southeastern Nigeria; the lower part of the Congo basin; and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo extending into western Uganda. Its typical habitat is humid lowland forest where it favours dense undergrowth. It also inhabits plantations, secondary forest, cleared areas and areas round human habitations.<ref name="iucn"/>
Bates pigmy antelope is native to tropical Central Africa. The range is separated into three distinct areas; southeastern Nigeria; the lower part of the [[Congo Basin]]; and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo extending into western Uganda. Its typical habitat is humid lowland forest where it favours dense undergrowth. It also inhabits plantations, secondary forest, cleared areas and areas round human habitations.<ref name="iucn"/>


==Ecology==
==Ecology==
Bates's pygmy antelope eat leaves, buds, shoots, fungus, grass, and herbs. They also eat crops, which makes them unpopular with farmers. They are often caught in snares near agricultural fields. They have a typical territory of {{convert|2|to|4|ha|acre}}. Males are territorial, marking their territory with scent produced in the [[preorbital gland]]s. Females are friendlier with each other and sometimes live in small groups. They bark when fleeing. Most pygmy antelope mate at late dry and early wet seasons. Gestation period is 180 days. One young is born per pregnancy. The fawn weighs between {{convert|1.6|and|2.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Kingdon/>
Bates's pygmy antelope eat leaves, buds, shoots, fungus, grass, and herbs. They also eat crops, which makes them unpopular with farmers. They are often caught in snares near agricultural fields. They have a typical territory of {{cvt|2|to|4|ha|acre}}. Males are territorial, marking their territory with scent produced in the [[preorbital gland]]s. Females are friendlier with each other and sometimes live in small groups. They bark when fleeing. Most pygmy antelope mate at late dry and early wet seasons. Gestation period is 180 days. One young is born per pregnancy. The fawn weighs between {{cvt|1.6|and|2.4|kg|lb}}.<ref name=Kingdon/>


==Status==
==Status==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Neotragus_batesi.html Information]
*[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Neotragus_batesi.html Information]

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Latest revision as of 20:12, 3 December 2023

Bates’s pygmy antelope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Nesotragus
Species:
N. batesi
Binomial name
Nesotragus batesi
(De Winton, 1903)
range
Synonyms[1]
  • Neotragus batesi

Bates's pygmy antelope (Nesotragus batesi), also known as the dwarf antelope, pygmy antelope[2] or Bates' dwarf antelope, is a very small antelope living in the moist forest and brush of Central and West Africa. It is in the same genus as the suni.

Description[edit]

Adult antelope weigh about 2 to 3 kg (4.4 to 6.6 lb), and are 50 to 57 cm (20 to 22 in) long, with a tail length of 4.5 to 5.0 cm (1.8 to 2.0 in). Only males have horns, about 3.8 to 5.0 cm (1.5 to 2.0 in) long. Their coat is shiny dark chestnut on the back and lighter toward the flanks. Male antelope are generously bigger than females.[3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Bates pigmy antelope is native to tropical Central Africa. The range is separated into three distinct areas; southeastern Nigeria; the lower part of the Congo Basin; and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo extending into western Uganda. Its typical habitat is humid lowland forest where it favours dense undergrowth. It also inhabits plantations, secondary forest, cleared areas and areas round human habitations.[1]

Ecology[edit]

Bates's pygmy antelope eat leaves, buds, shoots, fungus, grass, and herbs. They also eat crops, which makes them unpopular with farmers. They are often caught in snares near agricultural fields. They have a typical territory of 2 to 4 ha (4.9 to 9.9 acres). Males are territorial, marking their territory with scent produced in the preorbital glands. Females are friendlier with each other and sometimes live in small groups. They bark when fleeing. Most pygmy antelope mate at late dry and early wet seasons. Gestation period is 180 days. One young is born per pregnancy. The fawn weighs between 1.6 and 2.4 kg (3.5 and 5.3 lb).[3]

Status[edit]

Bates's pygmy antelope are not endangered although they are facing habitat loss; the expansion of human population has a negative effect on future population. In general, they are able to adapt to secondary forest, plantations, roadside verges and village gardens. Although not hunted commercially, this antelope is hunted for bushmeat in limited numbers.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Neotragus batesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14603A50190946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14603A50190946.en. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ The New Encyclopaedia of Mammals D MacDonald 2002 Oxford ISBN 0-19-850823-9
  3. ^ a b Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; Michael Hoffmann; Meredith Happold; Jan Kalina (2013). Mammals of Africa. A&C Black. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4081-8996-2.

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