The bontebok is a subspecies of Damaliscus pygargus, an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus),[3] occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld.
| Bontebok | |
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| Bontebok in Bontebok National Park, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Damaliscus |
| Species: | D. pygargus |
| Binomial name | |
| Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767) | |
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The bontebok is related to the common tsessebe.
References
change- ↑ "Battle of 1852". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
