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title: "Blue Duiker"
description: "Philantomba monticola — Mamíferos. The blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blue-duiker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue Duiker

> Philantomba monticola — Mamíferos. The blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Philantomba monticola*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1298
- Wikidata: [Q748880](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748880)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74870](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74870)

## Names

- en: Blue Duiker
- de: Blauducker
- es: Duiquero Azul
- fr: Céphalophe bleu
- nl: Blauwe duiker
- pl: Dujker modry

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (607), CF (179), GA (59), TZ (32), ZW (30), CD (19), CG (19), MW (18), CM (12), GQ (11), KE (10), AO (8)

## Summary

The blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa. It is the smallest species of duiker. The species was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg in 1789. 12 subspecies are identified. The blue duiker reaches 32–41 centimetres (13–16 in) at the shoulder and weighs 3.5–9 kilograms (7.7–19.8 lb). Sexually dimorphic, the females are slightly larger than the males. The dark tail measures slightly above 10 centimetres (3.9 in). It has short, spiky horns, around 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long and hidden in hair tufts. The subspecies show a great degree…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_duiker

## Photo

![Blue Duiker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-duiker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109693805

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-duiker?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).