Kobus (antelope)


Kobus is a genus containing six species of African antelopes, all of which are associated with marshes, floodplains, or other grassy areas near water. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller and lacking the horns of the males.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
K. anselliUpemba lechweDemocratic Republic of Congo-
K. ellipsiprymnusWaterbucksub-Saharan Africa
K. kobKobSub-Saharan Africa, in Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria and some part of Senegal to South Sudan
K. lecheLechwesouth central Africa
K. megacerosNile lechweSouth Sudan and Ethiopia
K. vardoniiPukusouthern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia