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Ogilby’s duiker size: How big do they get?

How big does a Ogilby’s duiker get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Ogilby’s duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi) reaches an average size of 100 cm (3′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 18.29 kg (40.33 lbs). A Ogilby’s duiker has 1 babies at once. The Ogilby’s duiker (genus: Cephalophus) is a member of the family Bovidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Ogilby's duiker is  (3' 4

Ogilby’s duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi) is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Bioko Island and possibly Gabon. No subspecies are recognized.The two former subspecies, the white-legged duiker Cephalophus crusalbum and the Brooke’s duiker Cephalophus brookei, are considered as distinct species since 2011.Ogilby’s duikers weigh up to 20 kg (44 lb) and have a shoulder height of up to 56 cm (22 in). They vary in color from chestnut to mahogany to deep brown, and have massive hindquarters typical of duikers.Ogilby’s duikers live mainly in high-altitude rainforests, where they feed mainly on fallen fruit.The total population is estimated at 12,000 individuals.

Animals of the same family as a Ogilby’s duiker

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Ogilby’s duiker

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ogilby’s duiker:

Animals with the same litter size as a Ogilby’s duiker

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Ogilby’s duiker:

Animals with the same weight as a Ogilby’s duiker

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