Neotragus batesi De Winton 1903

Neotragus batesi De Winton 1903, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1903 (1): 192.

Type Locality: "Efulen, Bulu Country, Kamarun [Cameroon], 1500 ft. [457 m] above sea".

Vernacular Names: Bates's Dwarf Antelope.

Distribution: Forest zone of SE Cameroon, E Dem. Rep. Congo, NE Gabon, SE Nigeria, N Republic of Congo, and W Uganda. Occurrence south of the Ogôoué River in Gabon not confirmed by material evidence.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Synonymy modified from Ansell (1972:68). Regarded as three evolutionary species ( N. batesi, N. harrisoni, and N. "ogouensis" [nomen nudum]) by Cotterill (2003 b).