Kobus (antelope)


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
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
K. anselliUpemba lechweUpemba wetlands, Democratic Republic of Congo
K. ellipsiprymnusWaterbuckNorthern South Africa north to Chad and west to Côte d'Ivoire
K. kobKobSenegal east to South Sudan and south to Uganda
K. lecheLechweBotswana, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Angola
K. megacerosNile lechweSouth Sudan and Ethiopia
K. vardoniiPukuSouthern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia