It is an outstanding representative of the group of small and beautiful antelopes that are Céphalophinés.

This is one of the few mammals carrying a wide range of absolutely yellow hair. This bizarre ornamentation, acting as a signaling device, forms a triangle in the posterior part of the back.

Yellow-backed duikers grow to 1.2 to 1.5 m in length and 76 cm high at the shoulder. They weigh around 59 kg. Their coats are dark brown to black, with a yellow stripe above their hindquarters.

They live in dense and open rainforests, where they eat seeds, fruits, grasses, fungi, and foliage.