Bongo  (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
GenusTragelaphus (1)
SizeBody length: 170 - 250 cm (2)
Tail length: 45 - 65 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 110 - 130 cm (2)
Female weight: 210 - 235 kg (3)
Male weight: 240 - 405 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix III of CITES in Denmark (4). Subspecies: the western bongo (T. e. eurycerus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT), and the eastern bongo, or mountain bongo, (T. e. isaaci) as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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