Common name : Freetambo
Scientific name : Philantomba walteri
Family : Bovidae
Native to : Togo, Benin and Nigeria
Interesting fact : Its name commemorates Professor Walter Verheyen, who was the first to obtain a specimen of this species of duiker from Togo.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
It measures under 40 cm tall at the shoulder, and weighs between 4 and 6 kg. Its diet consists of leaves, shoots, fruits, insects or small rodents and birds. Even though it is not a grazing animal yet its hind limbs are longer than its forelimbs. Very little is known about this species due to its recent discovery.
