Damaliscus pygargus
Also known as Bontebok
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, and the blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyBovidae
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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, and the blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld.
The bontebok is related to the common tsessebe.
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Afrikaans words and phrasesDamaliscusFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIFynbosIUCN Red List vulnerable speciesMammals described in 1767Mammals of LesothoMammals of NamibiaMammals of South AfricaMammals of Southern AfricaRenosterveldTaxa named by Peter Simon PallasTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations