Reedbuck
| Reedbucks | |
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| Bohor reedbuck | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca.[1]
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.[2]
Reedbucks are reddish brown and are 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in).[clarification needed] There are three recognised species of reedbuck:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Redunca arundinum | Southern reedbuck | Gabon and Tanzania to South Africa |
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Redunca fulvorufula | Mountain reedbuck | sub-Saharan Africa. |
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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
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 974.
- ^ 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.