Waterbuck  (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Genus Kobus (1)
Size Head-body length: 177 – 235 cm (2)
Tail length: 33 – 40 cm (2)
Male weight: 200 – 300 kg (2)
Female weight: 160 – 200 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2007. Subspecies: Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus (ellipsen or common waterbuck) and Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa (Defassa waterbuck) are both classified as Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).