Names: grey duiker or bush duiker

Description: There coats can be either grey or brown depending on the subspecies and region. The females are generally larger and heavier than the males. Horns are only found on the male duiker.

Tags: antelope | herbivore | small antelope

The common duiker has a wide diet which includes browsing for leaves, flowers, fruits and tubers, and also eating insects, frogs, small birds, mammals, and even carrion. If there is plenty of vegetation to browse, the common duiker can go without water for long stretches as it gets the water from fruits and vegetation. In the rainy season they can often go without drinking water as they get most of it from fruits. They often eat fruits together with monkeys. Common duikers are active at all hours but when near human settlements or predators they become more nocturnal. Males are territorial and smear gland secretions on rocks and branches to mark their territories which is their preferred resting places are generally on elevated ground, where they can observe their territory. Females, by contrast, prefer deeper cover. The overall success of this species stems from its ability to inhabit a wide variety of habitats.

Generally, they are found in habitats with sufficient vegetation cover to allow them to hide such as savanna, hilly areas and including the fringes of human settlements.