Cape bushbuck
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phylum | Chordata | The bushbuck is the most widespread antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is found in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics and bush savannaforest and woodland. Recently, genetic studies have shown that the bushbuck, is in fact a complex of two geographically and phenotypically distinct species. The most compelling evidence for the division of the bushbuck into the kéwel (Tragelaphus scriptus) and the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) is that both species are more closely related to other members of the tragelaphine family (the imbabala to the bongo and the sitatunga, and the kéwel to the nyala) than to each other. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Strepsicerotini |
class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Artiodactyla | |
family | Bovidae | |
genus | Tragelaphus | |
species | T. scriptus T. sylvaticus |