Biology:Lelwel hartebeest
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| Male Lelwel hartebeest at Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
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| Subspecies: | A. b. lelwel
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| Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel Heuglin, 1877
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| Range of Lelwel hartebeest | |
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 hartebeest can hybridize with Coke's hartebeest to make the Kenya Highland hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × cokii), or with Swayne's hartebeest to make the Neumann hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × swaynei).
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lelwel". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T816A50181544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T816A50181544.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/816/50181544. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q5472634 entry
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