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Genus of mammals
Kobus is a genus containing six species of African antelopes, all of which are associated with marshes, floodplains, or other grassy areas near water. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller and lacking the horns of the males.
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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K. anselli | Upemba lechwe | Upemba wetlands, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
K. ellipsiprymnus | Waterbuck | Northern South Africa north to Chad and west to Côte d'Ivoire | |
K. kob | Kob | Senegal east to South Sudan and south to Uganda | |
K. leche | Lechwe | Botswana, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Angola | |
K. megaceros | Nile lechwe | South Sudan and Ethiopia | |
K. vardonii | Puku | Southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia |
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Cotterill, F.D.P. 2005. The Upemba lechwe, Kobus anselli: an antelope new to science emphasizes the conservation importance of Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Zoology, 265: 113-132
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