Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)

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Also known as:	tsessebe, coastal topi, tiang and korrigum

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae
Genus	Damaliscus (1)
Size	Head-body length: 150 – 205 cm (2) Shoulder height: 100 – 130 cm (2) Tail length: 40 – 60 cm (2)
Weight	75 – 160 kg (2)

Status

The topi is classified as Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix III of CITES (3). There are five subspecies: Damaliscus lunatus jimela (topi), Damaliscus lunatus lunatus (tsessebe), Damaliscus lunatus topi (coastal topi) are all classified as Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), Damaliscus lunatus korrigum (korrigum) is classified as Vulnerable (VU), and Damaliscus lunatus tiang (tiang) is classified as Lower Risk / Near Threatened (LR/nt) (1).