Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus · Bovidae

The waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833.

Where the Waterbuck lives

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Benin, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Dem. Rep. Congo (Africa).

Most records fall in Mpumalanga, Rift Valley, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Arusha and North West.

See the Waterbuck’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 12,801 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.