The Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. Blue wildebeest are found in short-grass plains, thriving in areas that are neither too wet nor too arid. Three African populations of this...
The hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus Alcelaphus. Hartebeest are gregarious animals. They are very alert and non-aggressive. Hartebeest were formerly widespread in Africa, but populations...
Damaliscus lunatus jimela is a subspecies of topi, and is usually just called a topi. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.
The Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. Black wildebeest live in three distinct social groups and communicate using a...
The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi ) is an subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name, because bles is the Afrikaans...
The bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus ) is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies (D. p. pygargus ), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape,...
The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama ) or Cape hartebeest is a subspecies of the hartebeest found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals live in the wild. The red hartebeest is closely related to the tsessebe and the...
The bubal hartebeest, also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus ) is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest. It was formerly found north of the Saharan Desert....
The hirola is a critically endangered antelope that is found in a small area in Africa. It is medium-sized, tan to rufous-tawny in color with slightly lighter underparts, predominantly white inner ears, and a white tail that extends down to the...
Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii) is a subspecies of the hartebeest antelope. It is named in honor of the German zoologist Martin Lichtenstein.
Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii ) or kongoni is an antelope native to Kenya and Tanzania.It can breed with Lelwel hartebeest to produce a hybrid known as the Kenya Highland hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel x cokii ).
The Bangweulu tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus superstes ) is a population and possible taxon of Damaliscus lunatus] (topi or sassaby), which are large African antelopes of the grasslands. This population is presently restricted to northern Zambia in...
The korrigum (Damaliscus lunatus korrigum ), also known as Senegal hartebeest, is a subspecies of the topi, a large African antelope.
The Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel ), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an antelope native to Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.The Lelwel...
The western hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus major ) is an antelope native to the medium to tall grassland plains of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger,...
Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei ) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Nechisar National Park and Maze National Park. It has...
The tiang (Damaliscus lunatus tiang ) is a subspecies of the topi, an African antelope. Depending on which topi populations you want to call tiang, they may be found in southern Chad, the northern Central African Republic, and southwestern Sudan to...
The tora hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora ) is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammals in the world, it is threatened by...
The coastal topi (Damaliscus lunatus topi ) is a highly social antelope of the genus Damaliscus. It is a subspecies of the common tsessebe.
