Kobus (antelope)

Kobus
	A male Puku (K. vardonii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Reduncinae
Genus:	Kobus; Smith, 1840
Type species
	Antilope ellipsiprymnus; Ogilby, 1833
Species
	Six; see text

Short description: 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

Genus Kobus^[1]^[2]

Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp.
↑ 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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[msw3-1] 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp.

[new-2] 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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Kobus

A male Puku (K. vardonii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Reduncinae
Genus:	Kobus Smith, 1840
Type species
Antilope ellipsiprymnus Ogilby, 1833
Species
Six; see text

Kobus (antelope)

Topic: Biology

Species

References