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Reedbucks
Bohor reedbuck
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Reduncinae
Genus: Redunca
Hamilton Smith, 1827
Type species
Antilope redunca
Pallas, 1767
Species
  • Redunca arundinum
  • Redunca fulvorufula
  • Redunca redunca

Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca.
Bohor reedbucks belong to the family Bovidae and subfamily Reduncinae. Bohor reedbucks are known to be savannah grazers that live near water sources. They have been found in areas like the Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia.

Reedbucks are reddish brown and are 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in). There are three recognised species of reedbuck:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Redunca arundinum Southern reedbuck Gabon and Tanzania to South Africa
Redunca fulvorufula Mountain reedbuck sub-Saharan Africa.
Redunca redunca Bohor reedbuck Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Reedbuck" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 974.
  2. Afework, Bezawork (4 May 2010). "Population status, structure and activity patterns of the Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca in the north of the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia". African Journal of Ecology. 2 (2): 285–568. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01139.x. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Redunca


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