Hyemoschus aquaticus - #5527
Water Chevrotain
Geographic Distribution
W Africa in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone; C Africa in Angola (Cabinda), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, and Bwamba Forest of Semliki Valley, Uganda, where not known to survive according to East et al. (1999) but seems likely to be present according to Kingdon's (1979) account. Supposed occurrence in Benin, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, and Togo unsupported by evidence.
Order/Family
Tragulidae
Genus
Hyemoschus
Specific Epithet
aquaticus
Image Location
Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo province, Lope National Park, Mikongo Camp
Image Date
18 August 2018
Photographer
J Hall