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Damaliscus pygargus
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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.
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*Damaliscus pygargus*, commonly known as the Bontebok, Buntbock, Blesbok, or buvolec pestrý, is a species within the genus *Damaliscus*. It belongs to the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2019.
The longest observed lifespan for this species is 23 years. Records from iDigBio indicate 184 records and 10 media items, with collections held at institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWBM, and UNSM. These records are associated with South Africa and the United States. Additionally, GBIF data includes 4,994 occurrences for the taxon.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyBovidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 184
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Bovidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWBM, UNSM
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Damaliscus
- Image
- Bontebok Namibia.jpg
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Damaliscus pygargus
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- Damaliscus pygargus
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- Damaliscus pygargus
- taxon common name
- Blesbok
- longest observed lifespan
- 23
- short name
- D. pygargus
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- Description
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- Behavior
- Conservation
- In culture
- References
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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