Ugandan kob
| Ugandan kob | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
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| Female and calf both at Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Kobus |
| Species: | K. kob |
| Subspecies: | K. k. thomasi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Kobus kob thomasi (Sclater, 1864) | |
The Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) is a subspecies of the kob, a type of antelope found in sub-Saharan Africa in South Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. It is normally reddish-brown, in which it differs from other kob subspecies. A Ugandan kob appears on the coat of arms of Uganda.
The Ugandan kob is sometimes alternatively classified into the subgenus Adenota. References are sometimes made to it by the Dutch name of Oeganda-waterbok.
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females and males grazing
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two males
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head of a male
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males fighting
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mating ritual
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Further reading
References
- ↑ Anderson, M. & Mills, G. (2008). "Kobus kob ssp. thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- DuVal, E. 2000. "Kobus kob" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed 21 September 2006.
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