Bontebok  (Damaliscus pygargus)

Facts

Also known as:Blesbok
Previously known as:Damaliscus dorcas
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Genus Damaliscus (1)
Size Head-body length: 140 – 160 cm (2)
Tail length: 30 – 45 cm (2)
Female weight: 55 – 70 kg (2)
Male weight: 65 – 80 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2007. Subspecies Damaliscus pygargus pygargus (bontebok) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) and Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi (blesbok) is classified as Least Concern (LC) (1). Subspecies D. p. pygargus is also listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).