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title: "Maxwell's Duiker"
description: "Philantomba maxwellii — Mamíferos. The Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) is a small antelope found in western Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/maxwell-s-duiker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Maxwell's Duiker

> Philantomba maxwellii — Mamíferos. The Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) is a small antelope found in western Africa.

- Scientific name: *Philantomba maxwellii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 52
- Wikidata: [Q222016](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222016)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74869)

## Names

- en: Maxwell's Duiker
- de: Maxwell-Ducker
- es: Duiker de Maxwell
- fr: Céphalophe de Maxwell
- nl: Maxwells duiker
- pl: Dujker karłowaty

## Countries with the most observations

CI (20), SL (8), LR (5), GM (3)

## Summary

The Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii) is a small antelope found in western Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_duiker

## Photo

![Maxwell's Duiker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/maxwell-s-duiker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74326

## Machine access

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