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Coastal topi

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Species of antelope

Coastal topi
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
Genus: Damaliscus
Species: D. lunatus
Subspecies: D. l. topi
Trinomial name
Damaliscus lunatus topi
(Blaine, 1914)

The coastal topi (Damaliscus lunatus topi) is a highly social antelope of the genus Damaliscus. It is a subspecies of the topi.

Range and distribution

Coastal topi occur in Kenya in the Lamu, Garissa and Tana River districts. They were formerly found in southern Somalia in riverine grasslands on the lower Shebelle and Juba Rivers and around Lake Badana; no current information is available on these populations. In 1999, the total population was assessed at ~100,000 individuals.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Damaliscus lunatus ssp. topi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6243A50185875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T6243A50185875.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  3. IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Damaliscus lunatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6235A50185422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6235A50185422.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Damaliscus lunatus topi


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