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How much does a Ruwenzori duiker weight?

It is hard to guess what a Ruwenzori duiker weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Ruwenzori duiker (Cephalophus rubidus) on average weights 15 kg (33.07 lbs).

The Ruwenzori duiker is from the family Bovidae (genus: Cephalophus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 100 cm (3′ 4″).

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The Ruwenzori duiker or Ruwenzori red duiker (Cephalophus rubidus) is a stocky but small antelope found only in the Ruwenzori Mountains between Uganda and, probably, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They may be a subspecies of the black-fronted duiker or the red-flanked duiker.The Ruwenzori duiker weighs about 15 kg (33 lb) and has a shoulder height of about 45 cm (18 in). They have rufous coats, lighter on their underbellies and darker on their backs. Their short, prong-like horns are about 8 cm long.They are found in subalpine zones above 3,000 meters, where they eat herbs. They are diurnal.

Animals of the same family as a Ruwenzori duiker

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Ruwenzori duiker

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cephalophus rubidus: