Kingdom Animalia Family Bovidae Genus Kobus
Smith, 1840 Height Waterbuck: 1.2 – 1.4 m Gestation period Puku: 258 days | Order Artiodactyla Subfamily Reduncinae Scientific name Kobus Phylum Chordata Higher classification Reduncinae | |
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Mass Waterbuck: 200 – 300 kg, Puku: 71 kg Lower classifications Waterbuck, Lechwe, Kob, Puku, Nile lechwe |
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.
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